TAFT, Calif. (AP) - Authorities are searching for an inmate who walked away from a California prison.
KBAK/KBFX-TV reports Javier Torres was reported missing from his bunk Saturday at the Taft Correctional Institution following a morning head count.
The FBI and the U.S. Marshals Service are looking for Torres, who is about 5 feet 11 inches tall and has a scar on his right hand.
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Jail records say Torres was serving time for the importation of cocaine and possession with intent to distribute.
He was set to be released in August of 2025.
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