An inmate serving a nine-year drug-related sentence escaped from a prison in Otay Mesa on Saturday.
Omar Ramirez Sandoval, 47, who also was facing deportation, was reported missing about 1 p.m. from the East Mesa Re-entry Facility at 446 Alta Road, said Sgt. Chris Davis of the San Diego Fugitive Task Force.
The inmate was last seen about 7 a.m., Davis said. He was wearing a tan and white worker uniform with San Diego Jail markings.
He had been sentenced to nine years after being convicted of selling and transporting narcotics, Davis said.
Sandoval is Hispanic, 5 feet 8 inches tall, 180 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He is clean-shaven with a short crew cut.
It’s unclear how he escaped.
Anyone with information regarding Sandoval’s whereabouts was urged to call the sheriff’s department at (858) 565-5200. Anonymous tips can be provided by calling Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.
— City News Service
