Cody Allen Blessing, 30, was taken into custody by the Waldron Police Department on Tuesday night, October 6. Blessing had escaped the Jim E. Hamilton Correctional Center in Oklahoma early that morning, at 1 a.m.
Waldron Police Detective Horacio Gonzalez stated that a caller had contacted the department about a man wearing orange pants, white t-shirt and flip flops knocking on the door of the Coachman’s Inn property. WPD officers arrived and took Blessing into custody without incident.
“This morning the suspect was interviewed by officers from the Oklahoma Department of Corrections,” shared Gonzalez. “During the course of the interview the suspect stated that he had stolen a vehicle from Oklahoma and the vehicle was located at the motel parking lot.” Detective Gonzalez located the stolen car and is waiting on the owners to retrieve the vehicle.
Blessing was serving a five year sentence for child abuse with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.
