Authorities seek inmate who walked away from conservation camp in Mendocino County
- Lake County News reports
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NORTH COAST, Calif. – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are searching for a minimum-security inmate who walked away from the California Correctional Center Chamberlain Creek Conservation Camp in Mendocino County on Friday.
Inmate Jonathan Washington, 31, was discovered missing from Chamberlain Creek Conservation Camp at 12:30 p.m. during a routine count.
Authorities said Washington was last seen at the camp at 8 a.m. Friday wearing grey sweatpants, a white t-shirt and white tennis shoes.
CDCR’s Office of Correctional Safety, Cal Fire, California Highway Patrol and local law enforcement agencies have been notified and are assisting in the search for Washington.
Washington is a black male, 6 feet 4 inches tall, weighing 217 pounds with brown eyes, black hair in dreadlocks, a goatee and mustache.
He was received by CDCR in December from Kings County to serve three years and eight months for vandalism and corporal injury on a specific person resulting in a traumatic condition. He was scheduled to parole in March 2020.
Anyone who sees inmate Washington should contact 911 or law enforcement authorities immediately.
Anyone having information about or knowledge of the location of Washington should contact the CCC watch commander at 530 257-2181, Extension 4173.