A Burleigh County Detention Center inmate who failed to return following a six-hour pass to attend his grandfather's funeral in April was back at the jail Wednesday afternoon.

Warrants for the arrest of Walter Chasing Hawk, 36, have been out since he left for the funeral at 9 a.m. April 20. He was booked in at the detention center at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday after being arrested by a warrant officer in the Burleigh County Sheriff's Department.

South Central District Judge Sonna Anderson set bond for Chasing Hawk at $10,000 cash at the recommendation of Burleigh County Assistant State's Attorney Brandi Sasse Russell.

South Central District Judge David Reich sentenced Chasing Hawk on Feb. 20 to two years with all but 30 days suspended and credit for 30 days for unlawful entry into a vehicle, according to court documents. Chasing Hawk's probation officer, Courtney Schauer, filed a petition to revoke Chasing Hawk's probation on April 2, alleging he used alcohol and failed to go to a halfway house to avoid revocation.

In April, Chasing Hawk was in jail in lieu of posting a $1,500 cash bond while awaiting his revocation of probation hearing. Reich granted Chasing Hawk a pass to attend his grandfather's funeral on April 20. Chasing Hawk was supposed to return by 3 p.m. the same day.

Chasing Hawk was charged with escape, a Class C felony, after he failed to return. He also was charged with failure to appear, a Class Cfelony, following his April 26 probation revocation hearing, which he did not attend.

Russell said Chasing Hawk's recent behavior warrants a high bond.

"It appears that he is a flight risk and may not appear at any future hearings," she said.

Chasing Hawk, who said he now lives in Fort Yates, wanted to plead guilty to all of the charges, but Anderson explained that felony charges require preliminary hearings where the state has to prove probable cause for a charge.

"I'm guilty as charged," Chasing Hawk said.

He said he would rather have no bond set so he can get some credit for the time he serves before he pleads guilty to the charges. Anderson told him he can choose to not post the bond.

(Reach reporter Jenny Michael at 250-8225 or jenny.michael@;bismarcktribune.com.)