BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Authorities have located and arrested Francisco Garcia, the inmate who escaped custody from deputies Saturday night from Kern Medical, the Kern County Sheriff's Office said.

Garcia escaped from Kern Medical on Saturday at around 11 p.m., KCSO officials said. He was captured sometime Monday afternoon.

The sheriff's office at first did not release information about Garcia's escape other than he was on his way for a medical appointment and had fled custody. Officials did not provide Garcia's name or a photo of him until Monday morning.

The department has not discussed other details about the incident.

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