Kentucky State Police are looking for an inmate that they report escaped from a transport van while in Lee County Thursday afternoon.
According to State Police, 39-year-old Jamie Vires of Jackson escaped from the van on Highway 11 south near Beattyville.
Vires is described by police as standing at 6’1″, at 190 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.
Jamie Vires was in jail serving a sentence for Receiving Stolen Property, Burglary 1st Degree, Theft By Unlawful Taking, Assault 2nd Degree, Promoting Contraband 1st Degree, and Trafficking a Controlled Substance 1st Degree.
KSP asks that is Vires is seen or if anyone has any information on his whereabouts to immediately contact local law enforcement or Kentucky State Police Richmond Post 7.
