Philomath, Ore. — Oregon State Police are investigating after an Oregon Department of Corrections inmate walked away Tuesday morning from a Mill Creek Correctional Facility work crew near Philomath.
MCCF staff realized inmate, Jason Touch, was missing around 9:30 a.m. Touch is 36-years-old and is described as a Hispanic male, 5’9″ tall, weighs 155 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes.
Touch was last sen wearing blue jeans with the word “inmate” and DOC logo stenciled on the knee in orange, and a blue t-shirt with the word “inmate” and the DOC logo stenciled in orange on the front and back.
Officials say Touch entered DOC custody on October 22, 1998, on one count of robbery in the first degree out of Multnomah County. His earliest release date is January 13, 2019.
Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is asked to call Oregon State Police immediately at 1-800-452-7888.
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