LAKEPORT, Calif. – An inmate escaped from the Lake County Jail on Friday night, only to be recaptured a short time later.

The male inmate was reported to have gotten away from the jail late Friday evening, according to reports from the scene.

The inmate, said to be a trustee and therefore allowed to work in various capacities, was said to have been found south of the jail on Hill Road.

A passerby reportedly helped apprehend the man.

Additional details were not immediately available.