AMITE, La. (WGNO) — Deputies with the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office are searching for a work release inmate who is accused of walking away from an assignment on Saturday, Sept. 27. TPSO officials ...

UPDATE (Sept. 22, 2025): The Kern County Sheriff’s Office identified the escaped inmate as Francisco Garcia, 23. Garcia was previously convicted of two counts of attempted homicide, and firearms ...

UPDATE 9/22 8:56PM: Per KCSO, the escaped inmate, Francisco Garcia, has been found and is in custody. UPDATE: 9/22 11:55AM: KCSO has released information about the escaped inmate, Francisco Garcia.

A search for an escaped inmate is underway after they escaped from custody while being taken for an appointment, according to the Kern County Sheriff's Office. Deputies said at about 11:00 p.m.

Footage from six years ago finally surfaced earlier this month, revealing the brutal beating of Jarius Brown by two Louisiana State Police (LSP) officers in 2019. Despite internal police records ...