Two months after he allegedly walked away from a work crew job site, a Larch Corrections Center inmate made his first appearance in Clark County Superior Court on an escape charge.
Randall Jacob Marlow, 44, faces a charge of first-degree escape.
Marlow was doing landscaping work with an inmate work crew on June 16 at Clark Rifles, 25115 N.E. Rawson Road, when at about 1:30 p.m. a supervisor noticed that Marlow and another inmate, Donald William McLain, 33, were missing.
The missing prisoners prompted an extensive search of the area. McLain was found and captured eight hours later about 6 miles away, in the 6400 block of Northeast 224th Avenue in Hockinson. McLain was serving time for five counts of forgery, two counts of second-degree theft and drug violations, all committed in Clark County.
Following his capture, McLain appeared in court to face a new charge of first-degree escape.
Marlow, however, evaded capture for nearly two weeks.
His photo was blasted to area law enforcement officers and the public was repeatedly asked to help in locating the escapee.
He was finally located and taken into custody on June 29 at the intersection of Mill Plain Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue without incident. The arrest was a joint effort between state Department of Corrections officers and the Clark County Sheriff’s Office.
Marlow has been in the Clark County Jail since the end of June, however he did not appear in court until Monday.
Jeff McCarty, the senior deputy prosecuting attorney assigned to the case, was not available to explain the delay in charges.
Marlow, whose last residence was in Lake Stevens, was incarcerated on five counts of property crimes committed in Snohomish County. His release had been scheduled for Dec. 14, 2016.
Marlow will be held in the Clark County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail. He is scheduled to be arraigned Friday.
