Kansas Department of Corrections Gabriel Sanchez Jr #0101860 was apprehended after being placed on escape status from the Hutchinson Correctional Facility Minimum Custody South Unit.

Local law enforcement, the Kansas Highway Patrol and KDOC officials collaborated in the search and arrest.

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.

The escape is currently being investigated. No additional information is available at this time.

Betty Ann Hunter, formerly of Plainville, passed away on February 18, 2022, at the Sheridan County Health Complex in Hoxie at the age of 77.

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.