Inmate escapes from correctional facility
An inmate being held at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility escaped yesterday afternoon while working with a community crew in the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park.
The inmate, Gary Elwood, 19, is described as 5 feet 11 inches tall, 230 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes. He was jailed on Dec. 8 after he was found guilty of second-degree burglary and was to be released and put on parole in May 2010.
According to prison officials, the last time they saw him was around 1:35 p.m.
The California Highway Patrol, Sheriff’s Department and Border Patrol are all looking for Elwood.
Anyone with information about his location is asked to call the prison’s watch commander at (619) 661-7889.
