Escaped inmate with skull-face tattoo found in California

Corey Hughes, 27, who escaped last month was found and arrested Thursday. (San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office)

He probably wasn't too hard to find.

An escaped inmate with a skull tattoo on his face was found less than a month after he escaped from a work crew in central California.

Corey Hughes, 27, was arrested at a home in Stockton on Thursday after he was reported missing Nov. 27.

He was found after the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Fugitive Task Force received a tip he was at the Stockton home, the Sacramento Bee reported.

INMATE WITH SKULL-FACE TATTOO ESCAPES CALIFORNIA WORK CREW

Corey Hughes was found in a Stockton residence Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. (Stockton Police Department)

Officers set up a perimeter and knocked on the home’s door, but no one answered. Stockton police sent a police dog into the residence, and Hughes was taken into custody. He was taken to a hospital before being booked into San Joaquin County Jail.

The tattooed man was sentenced on a weapons charge and was due to be released in February. He was serving time at the Honor Farm, located south of Stockton, which is a minimum-security facility that houses inmates who are usually low-risk and classified as non-violent.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.