Two Prison Inmates Escape, Captured by Police

Willis and McComas escaped Friday night after walking away from Mill Creek Correctional Facility in Salem.

Tyson McComas and Shane Willis Photographs courtesy: Oregon Department of Corrections

(SALEM) - Today at approximately 12:15 p.m., Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers arrested an escaped prison inmate named Tyson McComas near SE Mildred Lane and SE Box Canyon Street.

The arrest came after receiving a citizen's tip of a person matching the description of the escaped inmates. The second escaped inmate, Shane Willis, was believed to be in the area.

Inmate Shane Willis was taken into custody by Marion County Sheriff's Office deputies at approximately 2:30 p.m. in the vicinity where the search was being conducted in southeast Salem.

Both escapees are now in custody.

Area law enforcement agencies and the Department of Corrections appreciates the public's cooperation.

The search and ultimate recovery of inmates took place in the vicinity of Bryan Johnston Park and Creekside Golf Club in southeast Salem.

Willis and McComas escaped Friday night after walking away from Mill Creek Correctional Facility in Salem.

According to the Oregon Dept. of Corrections (DOC), Willis entered DOC custody on April 15, 2008, on one count of delivery/manufacturing of a controlled substance out of Marion County. His earliest release date is July 10, 2014.

McComas entered DOC custody on August 30, 2012, on nine counts of criminal non-support out of Lane County. His earliest release date is July 25, 2015.

Mill Creek Correctional Facility (MCCF) is a minimum-security prison located five miles southeast of Salem that houses approximately 280 inmates who are within four years of release. It primarily provides education and work opportunities for adults in custody.

Video from the scene by Jerry Freeman: