LeFlore Co. Inmate Walks Away From Correctional Facility

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is searching for an inmate who walked away from a facility on Wednesday in LeFlore County.

Corrections officials say Douglas Goodson escaped from the Jim E. Hamilton Correctional Center in Hodgen, Oklahoma, at around 6 p.m. on Wednesday.

Officials say Goodson has a long history, including assault with a dangerous weapon and eluding police.

Goodson was most recently sentenced for identity theft in a larceny case.

If you see him, you are asked to call 911 and not to approach him.