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For Immediate Release to the Media

At approximately 1:30 this afternoon, a Road Crew inmate assigned to work at a local church, fled the work detail and stole a truck that was on the parking lot at the church.

The inmate is Christopher Charles Bailey, white male, 43 years of age, 6’4” tall, 170 pounds, black hair and blue eyes.

Bailey is serving time for a burglary conviction. Due to his non violent conviction, he was assigned to a work crew that goes all over the parish, picking up trash or clearing brush.

This crew, supervised by a deputy, was clearing brush at a church in the 2700 block of LA Highway 28 East in Pineville.

According to initial reports, the inmate fled the work crew and accessed a truck that was on the lot with the keys left in it. He was last seen traveling east on LA Highway 28 East in a 2000 Ford F-150, blue in color bearing Louisiana license X924079.

Sheriff’s Office Detectives and Corrections Security personnel have responded to the scene and are conducting the investigation.

Bailey was last seen wearing blue denim jeans, an orange shirt and a blue denim jacket with the letters RPDC on the back. Bailey is not considered dangerous.

If anyone has seen this inmate or this vehicle, you are asked to call the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office at 318 473 6700 or 911 to report any sighting.

WANTED: Christopher Charles Bailey, 43

white male

6’4” tall

170 pounds

black hair and blue eyes

last seen in a blue Ford F-150 truck LA License X924079

last seen wearing blue denim jeans, an orange shirt and a blue denim jacket with the letters RPDC on the back

Lt. Tommy Carnline
Public Information Officer
Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office