Somerset County, MD – A Princess Anne man is back in jail after escaping custody of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday afternoon.

At approximately 12:30 PM on Tuesday, a Somerset County Sheriff’s Office Deputy responded to the Wicomico County Detention Center for an individual that was being released from custody but wanted in Somerset County for two (2) open Circuit Court Bench Warrants.

The individual was arrested on Monday Night on Alabama Avenue in Salisbury, Maryland for having multiple warrants.

Somerset County Sheriff’s Office took custody of the individual and the transfer from Wicomico to Somerset was completed. The deputy transported the man, who was identified as Nicholas John Codie Sapp-Evans, to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office for processing.

During that processing, the Sapp-Evans broke free from the deputy’s immediate control and fled out of the building and into the reasonably secure sallyport.

Sapp-Evans then scaled the 12-foot sallyport fence and manipulated over the razor wire and barbed wire atop the fence. Sapp-Evans made it into the woods behind the sheriff’s office.

The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office initiated an extensive search for the escapee, leading police to the Wilson Landing Trailer Park and ending in the Jones Creek Circle area of Princess Anne, where Sapp-Evans was captured.

Several area police agencies assisted in the search, including the Maryland State Police, Maryland State Police – Aviation, Princess Anne Police, and the Maryland Natural Resources Police.

Nicholas John Codie Sapp-Evans has been charged with the following:

• Escape 1^st Degree


• Escape 2^nd Degree


• Resisting Arrest

The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank everyone in the community who provided information and helped to bring this matter to a safe and successful conclusion.

All subjects mentioned in this press release are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.