UPDATE: Warren County escapee caught

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LEBANON, Ohio — A man who was reported to have disappeared from the Community Corrections Center west of Lebanon Tuesday afternoon is back in custody.

At 9:02 p.m., deputies from the Warren County Sheriff’s Office received a tip as to the whereabouts of Mark Hokanson, according to a press release from the sheriff’s office. It was reported he was possibly at the Shell station at 1280 Hamilton-Lebanon Road in the City of Monroe.

Deputies located Hokanson inside the gas station where he was attempting to use a phone to call for a ride, officials said. He was taken into custody without further incident.

Hokanson was transported to the Warren County Jail where he will be held on an escape charge.

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office thanks the media and the public for all the tips and help received.

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