An inmate who disappeared more than two years ago from the Community Correctional Center – Lincoln has been arrested in Las
Vegas.
The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services says Ronald Taylor was taken into custody on August 26. Taylor left CCC-L with another inmate, on May 21, 2020. Brandon Britton was arrested in Texas about a month later.
Taylor started serving his sentence on October 30, 1997. He is serving a sentence of 24 years and nine months to 54 years for convictions out of Custer and Lancaster counties that include escape, possession of a controlled substance, assault by a confined person, theft and possession of methamphetamine.
He has a tentative release date of May 14, 2025. CCC-L is one of two community custody facilities operated by NDCS. Community custody is the lowest custody level and the least restrictive facility. Inmates are permitted to participate in work opportunities, attend school and religious services with prior approval and without direct supervision.