Hutchinson Correctional Facility Minimum Custody South Unit Walk Away Gabriel Sanchez Jr. #0101860

Gabriel Sanchez Jr., Kansas Department of Corrections #0101860, has been placed on escape status from the Hutchinson Correctional Facility Minimum Custody South Unit. Local law enforcement and the Kansas Highway Patrol are aiding in the search.

Sanchez, a 29-year-old while male, has brown  hair, brown eyes, is 6 feet 1 inch tall, and 254 pounds.

Sanchez is currently serving a sentence for convictions in Reno County for assault and battery of a law enforcement officer and fleeing/eluding local law enforcement.

Anyone with information on Sanches can call the Kansas Department of Corrections at 316-265-5211, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation at (800) 572-7463 or local law enforcement at 911.

The escape is currently being investigated.  New information will be released as it becomes available.