Lorenz Karlic, 30, a former inmate who once escaped from prison, was arrested at his home in Hesperia by San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies, according to Lt. Mike Yarborough, a prison spokesman.

Karlic escaped in March, 1978, from Deuel Vocational Institution, a state prison near Stockton, but was apprehended in nearby Manteca the same day, Yarborough said.

"We now have evidence which would indicate Karlic assisted Godwin in his escape," Yarborough said.