The Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC) has announced that an inmate has escaped from a prison in Lee County.
According to Public Information Officer Solomon Graves, Lloyd Jones (A.K.A. ADC #120492) escaped Monday from the East Arkansas Regional Unit in Brickeys; officials said he escaped while on work duty.
ADC and Arkansas State Police are currently searching for the fugitive who is said to now be wearing a beard and was last seen in a white prison-issue jumpsuit.
Graves said Jones was serving a 60-year sentence for first-degree murder out of Sebastian County in the death of a 16-year-old girl.