Update – 

FERRIDAY, La. — A former Concordia Parish Corrections Facility I employee was arrested Monday and is charged with malfeasance in office after authorities say he “knowingly confirmed an incorrect head count of a prison dorm which resulted in a delay of CPCF  I officials identifying missing inmates.”

The charge on Patrick V. Moreno, 21, came right after three pre-trial inmates escaped from the facility on Louisiana Highway 15 in Ferriday, Louisiana, at approximately 1:30 AM. Monday.

Concordia Parish Sheriff’s Office officials said Wednesday the three inmates, Ryan McKinney, 31, from Springfield, Louisiana; Carlos Ramos, 25, from Winnfield, Louisiana; and Thor N. Teal, 32, from Walker, Louisiana, still have not been located.

Original Story – 

FERRIDAY, La. – According to Concordia Parish Sheriff’s Department three non-violent offenders are wanted after walking away from Concordia Parish Corrections Facility on Aug. 1, 2022, in Ferriday.

Officials said three pre-trial inmates walked away from the facility around 1:30 a.m. on Aug. 1. It is not determined how these inmates breached the facility. A full investigation is underway to locate them. They are all believed to be in their home parishes.

Officials said that walk-offs occasionally occur at correctional facilities and Concordia Parish Sheriff’s Office is working to continuously improve the security of all inmates and the safety of the residents in the parish.

Anyone with information regarding the case can contact Concordia Parish Sheriff’s Office at (318)-336-5231 or call 911. T

Escapees are:

• WANTED:
  • Ryan McKinney- 31
    • White Male; 5′7″ 170 lbs
    • Address: 21866 Perrin Ferry Road Springfield, LA (Livingston Parish)
    • CHARGES: Theft; Possession of CDS II; Theft of motor vehicle; Resisting an officer; possession of drug paraphernalia; Possession of CDS I; Obstructing public passage; Aggravated assault; Aggravated flight from an officer.
• WANTED:
  • Carlos Ramos-25
    • White Male; 5′6″ 155 lbs
    • Address: 180 WCC Winnfield, LA (Winn Parish)
    • CHARGES: Possession of Synthetic Cannabis
• WANTED:
  • Thor N. Teal- 32
    • White Male; 6′2″ 180 lbs.
    • 33650 Mack Road Walker LA (Livingston Parish)
    • CHARGES: Bench Warrant; Possession of CDS II; Possession of stolen things

Tips can also be submitted anonymously through the Concordia Parish Sheriff’s Office mobile app by clicking “submit a tip”.

THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AS PUBLIC INFORMATION. PERSONS NAMED OR SHOWN IN PHOTOGRAPHS OR VIDEO AS SUSPECTS IN A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, OR ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH A CRIME, HAVE NOT BEEN CONVICTED OF ANY CRIMINAL OFFENSE AND ARE PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY IN A COURT OF LAW.

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