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62-year-old inmate walks away from Halfway House in Ponca City

By Mario Gonzalez/KFOR,

1 days ago

PONCA CITY, Okla. ( KFOR ) — Officials from Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) says a 62-year-old inmate walked away from a Halfway House in Ponca City Saturday morning.

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2t1glQ_0vOXmcEH00 — Lester Hampton, image courtesy Oklahoma Department of Corrections.

According to ODOC, Lester Hampton, 62, an inmate at the Bridgeway Halfway House in Ponca City was last seen at 11:51 a.m. on Saturday.

Officials say Hampton is serving at 10-year sentence for second degree burglary in Sequoyah County.

Anyone with information on Hampton’s whereabouts are asked not to approach him and to call 9-1-1.

For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KFOR.com Oklahoma City.

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Janice M. Rowland

5h ago

Anybody that gets to a halfway house and then walks away must love prison! As soon as he's caught he will get escape charges and go right back! I believe that's an automatic 7 years?!?!

steven Killough

1d ago

Good for him screw DOC

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