California corrections officials are searching for an inmate who walked away from the Acton Conservation Camp in Los Angeles County Tuesday night.
Staff discovered 38-year-old Jessie Meza was missing during a head count at around 9:15 p.m., the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) stated.
“Staff immediately initiated an emergency count, confirming Meza was not at the camp,” CDCR officials said.
The CDCR has notified local law enforcement about its efforts to locate and apprehend Meza, who was last seen wearing grey shorts and thermals, white tennis shoes and a state-issued orange jacket.
Meza stands 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 159 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.
He was sent to Acton from Kern County on March 11, 2022, to serve 16 years for assault with a firearm with an enhancement for use of a firearm and possessing a firearm as a felon – both second-strike offenses – and vandalism, the CDCR stated.
Anyone who sees Meza or has knowledge of his whereabouts was asked to contact any law enforcement agency, call 911 or contact Special Agent Brian Ellis at 951-232-3696.
the Acton Conservation Camp’s mission is to provide incarcerated hand crews to fight fires in the Los Angeles County area and all over the State of California, the CDCR states on its website.
