OSCEOLA, Ark. — Update: Arkansas State Police confirmed Harris was apprehended around 9:30 p.m. on Friday at a highway exit a few miles from the Northeast Arkansas Community Correction Center in Osceola.
According to officials, a search is underway for an escapee from the Northeast Arkansas Community Correction Center in Osceola.
32-year-old Joshua Harris was taking out the trash when he ran. The search is centered around fields near the facility.
Harris is a white male with sandy-colored hair, blue eyes, a height of 6’0, and a weight of 162 pounds. He has tattoos of a cross and Tweety Bird on his right forearm, Tiff on his ring finger, and a scar on either side of his neck.
He is currently serving a five-year sentence out of Independence County for four counts of drug possession.