Authorities Sunday are seeking the public’s help in locating an inmate who walked away Saturday from a minimum security prison facility in Lancaster.
Jason Kohr, 36, had been scheduled to be released in July, 2018. He had been serving a six-year term in May, 2016 for vehicle theft, attempting to evade a peace officer while driving recklessly, and second-degree burglary.
He was discovered missing at 9 p.m. Saturday during an institutional count, said Krissi Khokhobashvili of the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
“He was last seen during (the) 4 p.m. count and during the evening meal,” Khokhobashvili said. “On-duty staff immediately began searching the surrounding areas.”
Kohr was described as a 5-foot-10 tall white male weighing 187 pounds, with hazel eyes and a shaved head, she said.
The state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation asked anyone who sees Kohr to immediately call law enforcement or 911, the watch commander at the Mininum-Support Facility at California State Prison-Los Angeles County at (661) 792-2000, extension 5551 or 6912.
–City News Service