CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — The ACI inmate who walked off of a work detail nearly two weeks ago faced a judge on Thursday.
Joshua Torres, 26, was arraigned on a charge of unlawfully escaping the ACI. The judge set bail at $30,000, which is 10 times the bail guidelines.
No plea was entered, as his case was moved to Superior Court. He is due back in court in February.
Officials said Torres abandoned his job at the Central Distribution Center warehouse on Oct. 10 when police said he entered a woman’s gray SUV with Massachusetts plates. He was recaptured on Wednesday at a West Greenwich motel.
IN-DEPTH: ACI inmate who walked off of work detail has history of escape
Torres was just months away from his 18th birthday when he was charged with escaping from custody in 2015, according to an arrest report obtained through a public records request. Then 17, Torres left a Warren group home without permission on Christmas Day, the report stated.
Before he abandoned his job assignment earlier this month, Torres was serving time for carrying a firearm without a permit as a person previously convicted of a violent crime.