A 132-pound prisoner escaped through a
hole in a fence Thursday that "99 percent of inmates" wouldn't have
been able to fit through, according to Klamath County authorities.
Sheriff
Tim Evinger told the newsagency that 25-year-old Kenneth Robert Banes
was in prison on a parole violation and escaped while on work detail
early Thursday.
The 5'9" prisoner was being escorted into a jail yard to dump garbage and reportedly ran away from officers through a hole in a fence. Authorities said it was the first successful escape from the prison since 1989.
Banes was still at large Thursday, while his mother and another woman were arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting and hindering prosecution.
Despite his slender frame, Banes earned the nickname "Frito bandit" after stealing several Frito Lays delivery trucks in 2006, according to the paper.
Klamath County Sheriff Tim Evinger said the prison will conduct a review of the area to ensure another escape doesn't occur again.
Sheriff
Tim Evinger told the newsagency that 25-year-old Kenneth Robert Banes
was in prison on a parole violation and escaped while on work detail
early Thursday.The 5'9" prisoner was being escorted into a jail yard to dump garbage and reportedly ran away from officers through a hole in a fence. Authorities said it was the first successful escape from the prison since 1989.
Banes was still at large Thursday, while his mother and another woman were arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting and hindering prosecution.
Despite his slender frame, Banes earned the nickname "Frito bandit" after stealing several Frito Lays delivery trucks in 2006, according to the paper.
Klamath County Sheriff Tim Evinger said the prison will conduct a review of the area to ensure another escape doesn't occur again.
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