A Craig man evidently doesn’t enjoy the life of community corrections, but he may face prison time for the decision to flee a local facility.

Shane Stockton, 21, recently was sentenced to about 1 1/2 years at Craig’s Correctional Alternative Placement Services, or CAPS, but officials there say he turned up missing at about 11 p.m. Thursday night.

Director of CAPS Cindy Talkington said she would file a motion that would prevent Stockton from returning to CAPS. That means, if caught, Stockton could spend the remainder of his sentence in the Colorado Department of Corrections. Stockton has the opportunity to appeal CAPS’ motion to block his return to the facility.

He also could face another felony charge of escape or attempted escape from a correctional facility, which could add on more prison time, if convicted.

Stockton was sentenced to two years in CAPS minus 191 days he spent in the Moffat County Jail awaiting court hearings. Stockton pleaded guilty to two felony charges of second-degree aggravated motor vehicle theft and criminal trespassing. The plea also included a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of alcohol.

He is required to pay restitution of about $2,000, complete 48 hours of public service and comply with drug testing.

Talkington said people placed at CAPS work in the community but have strict requirements to report back to the facility at night. She said CAPS’ last walkout was about two to three years ago. Talkington also said that people who are placed at CAPS aren’t considered a danger to society, according to court-imposed screenings.

“I don’t want to cause a big scare,” she said. “(CAPS residents) are out on the street every day.”

CAPS board member John Ponikvar said the local facility carefully screens inmates and has a high rejection rate compared to community corrections facilities across the state.

“If they’ve messed around, they won’t be back,” he said.

CAPS residents receive random drug and alcohol screenings and are tested each time they re-enter the facility.

Talkington said CAPS residents who flee could be charged with up to a possible eight-year prison sentence upon conviction.

“We work hard to make the community safe,” she said. “We can’t guarantee that anybody who comes here won’t do things.”