An inmate escaped from a Capitol State Forest work crew near Olympia on Tuesday morning.
Javier Lopez-Esteves, 28, escaped about 10 a.m. Law enforcement located and apprehended him at 5:14 p.m.
Lopez-Esteves has been convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm and two counts of manufacture, deliver, or possession with intent to deliver narcotics.
He is serving a 45-month sentence and is expected to be released in April 2019.