Minimum custody inmate walks away from Lansing Correctional Facility

A minimum custody resident, Joshua W. Renfro, was placed on escape status at about 9 p.m. Sunday after it was reported that he walked away from Lansing Correctional Facility on Sunday, according to a news release from the Kansas Department of Corrections.

Renfro, a 39-year-old white male, was reported missing when he could not be located at the minimum security unit, according to officials.

He is serving a 30-month sentence for a 2020 violation of an extended protection order conviction in Allen County. He has four prior convictions dating back to 2001, according to authorities.

He is 6-1, 175 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair. He has tattoos on his torso, neck, hands, arms and legs.

Anyone with information about him may call the Kansas Department of Corrections at 913-727-3235, Ext. 58224, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation at 800-572-7463 or local law enforcement at 911.