Hunt On For Escaped Convict In Los Angeles County

Los Angeles CA

16 July, 2021

5:19 PM

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LOS ANGELES, CA —Authorities are looking for a convicted robber who fled from a community reentry program facility in the Los Angeles area. Thirty-nine-year-old Bryant Jefferson had less than a year of his 15-year-sentence left to service when he apparently walked away from the reentry facility, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Jefferson was discovered missing from the facility about 11:15 p.m. Thursday, according to the authorities. He is Black, 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighs 166 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing blue jeans and a black shirt. Jefferson had been sentenced to serve 15 years for second-degree robbery, a second-strike offense, and had arrived at the Los Angeles area reentry facility on April 1. He was scheduled to be released from custody in May of 2022. Anyone who sees Jefferson or has any knowledge of his whereabouts should immediately contact law enforcement or call 911. City News Service contributed to this report.