A Carbon County work release inmate faces additional charges after he failed to report back to the prison after a shift.

According to Nesquehoning police, officer Timothy Wuttke was called by the prison regarding inmate Nestor Ariel Alvarez, 23, on April 27.Frank Shubeck, work release director, told Wuttke that Alvarez, who was on work release for only two days, failed to report back to the prison on April 26. He was required to return by 7 p.m. after his work day.Shubeck said he spoke with Alvarez's girlfriend and she told him that while bringing Alvarez back to the prison, he "began freaking out and jumped out of the car in Lehighton and ran away."Shubeck also contacted Alvarez's employer and was able to speak with Alvarez on the phone, who told him he was currently working in King of Prussia and that "it was a long story" on why he did not return to the jail.Alvarez said he would try to get a ride back and was given until 1 p.m. to report.He now faces a preliminary hearing before District Judge Casimir Kosciolek on May 24.