A brief episode of unrest unfolded at Florence's Eyman State Prison Complex over the weekend, as authorities swiftly responded to an inmate escape on Saturday morning. the Arizona Department of Corrections confirmed the escapee, Brigido Montoya, was out of custody for less than an hour before being recaptured, as FOX 10 Phoenix reported.

Montoya's fleeting moment of freedom began around 7:30 a.m. and ended by 8:18 a.m., whereupon he was taken back into custody without further ado, the details of the department's quick recontainment of the situation is not a surprise given it follows a pattern seen in a prior event more than three years ago when two other inmates also fled Eyman State Prison Complex, both similarly convicted for sex-related offenses reported Arizona Local News.

The AZDOC has assured the public that no ongoing threat persists, while an investigation to untangle the circumstances of Montoya's short-lived escape is still under way; Montoya, serving a 15-year sentence since 2016 for sexual conduct with a minor, now faces potential additional charges following this incident.

The history of escapes from Eyman is a troubling echo, in January 2021 two inmates, likewise serving time for sex-related charges, breached the prison perimeters by cutting through a fence with tools snatched from a utility room, this similarity in profiles and modus operandi raises questions, yet what specifics these might be are as of now unclear.