FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 18, 2012

Contact: Communications Office
kdocpub@doc.ks.gov
(785) 215-2857

At approximately 5 a.m., four Kansas Department of Corrections inmates housed in the Ottawa County Jail escaped.  The KDOC has housed inmates in Ottawa County since January 17, 2012.  One escapee has been apprehended; however, authorities are still looking for:

Santos Carrera-Morales, 22:

• 5’9’’ Hispanic male
• 169 lbs
• Brown eyes
• Shaved head and a goatee
• 2008 conviction – two counts of murder in the first degree in Sedgwick County

Eric James, 23:

• 5’7” Black male
• 180 lbs
• Brown eyes
• Cornrows
• 2009 conviction – three counts aggravated burglary and one count kidnapping in Anderson County

Drew Wade, 21:

• 5’11” Caucasian male
• 176 lbs
• Blue eyes
• Shaved head wearing glasses and “785” tattooed across his neck
• 2008 conviction – one count attempted robbery and one count aggravated battery in Shawnee County

All escapees are considered armed and dangerous.  If anyone has information pertaining to the whereabouts of Santos Carrera-Morales, Eric James, and/or Drew Wade, please call 911, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-572-7463 or Ellsworth Correctional Facility at 785-472-5501.