A man who escaped the Catawba Correctional Center is now back in custody. The Catawba Correctional Center is a minimum custody facility located on Prison Camp Road in Newton.

Johnny E. Setzer
Setzer suffered injuries to his hands while climbing the razor-wire and was taken to a hospital. He was convicted in 2014 in Caldwell County for violation of his habitual felon status. He is serving a minimum sentence of 7 years and 4 months. Setzer has a long list of convictions in Burke, Catawba, and Caldwell Counties according to the State Department of Corrections.
Photo: NC Dept. of Corrections