Open in App
KGET

Inmate removed GPS monitor, walked away from Bakersfield reentry program: CDCR

By Jose Franco,

13 days ago

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0P1MnV_0sWLJDQa00

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Prison authorities say they are searching for an inmate who removed his GPS monitor and walked away from a reentry program in Bakersfield.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said Jerry A. Bishop, 31, removed his GPS monitoring device and fled from the Male Community Reentry Program. Prison officials said authorities learned Bishop was missing at around 1 p.m.

Body found with hands bound in Oildale apartment
https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3x2qQr_0sWLJDQa00
Jerry A. Bishop, 31 / Photo: CDCR

Bishop is described as being 6 feet, 2 inches tall, and weighing 186 pounds. He has blue eyes and brown hair and was wearing a gray sweater and blue jeans.

Bishop is serving a three-year sentence for assault.

Anyone who sees Bishop should call 911.

Copyright 2024 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KGET 17.

Expand All
Comments / 0
Add a Comment
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
Most Popular newsMost Popular

Comments / 0