MDOC is searching for a state prisoner who escaped in Lauderdale County

Ryan Young is serving a 40-year sentence for vehicle and residential burglaries, grand theft, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, all committed in Claiborne County.

LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The Mississippi Department of Corrections is continuing to search for a state prisoner who escaped in Lauderdale County.

Ryan Young is serving a 40-year sentence for vehicle and residential burglaries, grand theft, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, all committed in Claiborne County.

Young is dressed in an MDOC yellow jumpsuit.

He was being returned to the Walnut Grove Correctional Facility from Meridian, where he was taken to court when he escaped Wednesday.

The 28-year-old black male stands 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 193 pounds. He has dreadlocks that are longer than his last prison photo shows.

The MDOC encourages anyone spotting Young to call their local law enforcement agency.

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