From the desk of Sheriff Scott Bradley

On July 1st, 2016, between the hours of 1:30 AM to 5:00 AM, 24 year old Taylor Coats of Clinton, a trustee at the Van Buren County Detention Center, walked away from the Detention Center. Coats was incarcerated for a non-violent misdemeanor violation of probation, for failing a drug test. Coats had approximately 1 month left to serve.

At approximately 11:30 AM Coats was captured at a residence on State Highway 95 W and is currently locked down.