October 14, 2009

Law enforcement officers are searching a field east of Lakin, KS in their effort to find an escapee from the Kearny County Jail.

27-year old Mitchell Ebihara was being held for attempted 1st degree murder, aggravated battery, and two other felonies. He escaped Monday night after attacking the only corrections officer on duty.

KAKE's Rye Addis is on the scene near Lakin. Addis said a airplane is assisting in the search east of the town. Law enforcement officers from several agencies are also on the scene.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

UPDATE

A western Kansas inmate attacked the only corrections officer working at the Kearny County Jail and escaped Monday night.

27-year old, Mitchell Ebihara was being held for attempted 1st degree murder, aggravated battery, and two other felonies.

Area law enforcement agencies assisted by setting up road blocks and conducting searches, but they were unable to find him.

Ebihara fled heading west from the jail but deputies admit he could be anywhere.

Ebihara last lived at a trailer park in Northwest Garden City. He is scheduled to go on trail on December 10th for shooting Ricardo Lopez of Lakin in January.

"My initial reaction was (to check on my family), so I came over here immediately to check on their well-being," says Ernesto Lopez, the brother of Ricardo Lopez. "Then I went and did some searching of my own. I went and checked my brother's house and all that. I was just concerned for my family pretty much."

Area law enforcement officers will continue working together in hopes of tracking down the inmate as soon as possible.

Ebihara was last seen wearing a white and orange stripped jail uniform. He's described as 5'4", 118 pounds, with brown eyes, short black hair, and a light complexion.

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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Authorities are looking for an inmate who escaped from the Kearny Co. Jail after assaulting and battering a corrections officer.

It happened shortly after 10:00 p.m. Monday night. Authorities say 27-year-old Mitchell Ebihara overpowered a corrections officer and escaped from Kearny Co. jail where he was being held on felony charges such as attempted first degree murder, aggravated battery and two other felonies.

Ebihara was last seen running north away from the jail wearing an orange stripped jail uniform with Kearny Co. Jail on the back. He is described as 5'4" tall, slight build, brown eyes and short black hair.

Ebihara is considered dangerous. His last known address was in Garden City. If you see him you are asked to call police.

The officer assaulted in the escape was treated and released from the hospital.