Escaped Inmate Back in Custody

An inmate in the Houghton County Jail is back in custody after he walked away from his work crew yesterday afternoon. Police say 26-year-old Troy Joseph Roberts was working at the City of Houghton Public Works garage, when walked off the site. Roberts was taken into custody a couple hours later by Michigan State Police and Keweenaw Bay Tribal Police. No further details have been released.