Inmate walks away from Mack Alford Correctional Center

Ponca City Now - July 25, 2018 1:16 pm

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Department of Corrections and Stringtown-area law enforcement are looking for an inmate who walked away early Wednesday morning from Mack Alford Correctional Center’s minimum-security unit.

The inmate, Johnny Simmons, 34, was last seen running away from the facility around 1:30 a.m.

Simmons is described as white, 5-feet 11-inches tall, weighing approximately 210 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

He was discovered missing during a 2 a.m. count at the 933-inmate capacity medium and minimum prison.

When he walked away, Simmons was serving time on sentences for second-degree burglary, failure to register as a sex offender, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and pointing a firearm.

Simmons should be considered armed and dangerous.

Anyone with information can call ODOC’s escapee hotline at (405) 425-2698 or email [email protected]. All calls and emails are confidential.

 

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