Durham Police Find No-Show Inmate in Motel 6
Durham police are searching for a work release inmate who did not come back to the Durham Correctional Center Friday after work.
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Vernon Burnette, inmate number is 0057838, was expected back from work at 5:30 p.m. Friday but never showed.
Police found him at about 4:30 a.m. at a Motel 6 off U.S. Highway 70 near N.C. Highway 98.
Burnette is serving a sentence for being a habitual felon. He has had breaking-and-entering charges and robbery charges mainly in Franklin County.
Because he is in the work-release program, he is not necessarily considered dangerous. Authorities did not have any information Saturday morning concerning his prison status.
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