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Police still searching for escaped Madison County inmate who’s been missing since Sunday

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An inmate who escaped from the Bluegrass Career Development Center in Madison County on Sunday night is still missing, Kentucky State Police said Tuesday.

Louis G. Jones, 38, of Grayson, walked away from the Bluegrass Career Development Center shortly before 11:15 p.m. Sunday.

As of Tuesday morning, he has not been located and police are still searching for him, Trooper Justin Kearney told the Herald-Leader.

Jones is 5’7” and 140 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a white muscle shirt, blue jeans and brown boots, according to KSP. He is serving a sentence for theft by unlawful taking, first degree criminal mischief and second degree arson.

Anyone with information about his location is asked to call local law enforcement or KSP Post 7 at 859-623-2404.

Louis G. Jones walked away from the Bluegrass Career Development Center in Madison County on Sunday night, April 14, 2024.
Louis G. Jones walked away from the Bluegrass Career Development Center in Madison County on Sunday night, April 14, 2024. Kentucky State Police
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Monica Kast
Lexington Herald-Leader
Monica Kast covers higher education for the Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com. Previously, she covered higher education in Tennessee for the Knoxville News Sentinel. She is originally from Louisville, Kentucky, and is a graduate of Western Kentucky University. Support my work with a digital subscription
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