Escaped inmate captured

One of the inmates from Kootenai County who escaped from jail in Yakima has been captured.

Chad Everett Tipton, 31, of Post Falls, was arrested late Friday evening in Olympia, Washington, reports the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office.

Tipton and Steven Douglas Roche, 31, who were being held for crimes committed in Kootenai County, were being housed by the Yakima County Department of Corrections when they escaped from custody.

Authorities are still searching for Roche, whose last known address was Spokane.

Roche was being held on burglary and forgery charges.

Tipton was being held on charges of assault with a firearm, aggravated battery, unlawful possession of a firearm and resisting arrest. He was arrested in Olympia without incident, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

If anyone has any information regarding the whereabouts of Steven Douglas Roche, they are asked to contact local law enforcement or call 911.