As escapee from the Hamilton County corrections system was taken into custody by Indiana State Police Friday afternoon in Fort Wayne.  Rafael Rosa III, 27, from Noblesville, walked away from custody on June 18th, and has been on the run since.  Rosa was serving a sentence for burglary and theft convictions at the Hamilton County Corrections facility.

According to State Police, Hamilton County Sheriff’s deputies worked with them to determine Fort Wayne was the most likely location to search for Rosa.  Once Rosa was found at a Fort Wayne motel, he fled, but troopers gave chase and apprehended him.

Rosa was transported to the Allen County jail, where he remains held pending transfer back to the Hamilton County jail.