He scaled a fence during his escape.
Santos-Reyes is a 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs approximately 140 pounds. He is 40 years old and his
last known address is 1291 and ½ Sheridan Avenue, Bronx, New York.
The search has expanded to nationwide.
UPDATE @ 1:30 a.m. (April 28)
The man who escaped from the Tri-County Regional Jail remains on the run, according to the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office.
The office adds several units remain on the roads looking for Staling Santos-Reyes.
Residents should remain vigilant and keep their doors and windows locked, according to dispatchers.
We’ll continue to update this story with information as we learn it.
UPDATE @ 9:33 p.m. (April 27)
The inmate who escaped from the Tri-County Regional Jail is Staling Santos-Reyes, who was in jail on a $300,000 bond from a Madison County case.
According to Champaign County sheriff's dispatch, the search for Santos-Reyes continues throughout the area surrounding the facility.
Details about what happened are not available, according to the dispatcher, but Santos-Reyes was reported to have escaped about 5:40 p.m.
According to the jail's online records, Santos-Reyes, 40, was in jail on felony charges of possession of criminal tools and drug possession. He has a May 2 court date.
INITIAL REPORT
A search is continuing for an escaped inmate from the Tri-County Regional Jail in Mechanicsburg, Champaign County.
The Champaign County Sheriff's Office is advising county residents living near the facility to remain indoors. A dispatcher said it is not immediately known if the inmate has violent tendencies.
We learned about the escape just after 7 p.m. and very little information has been released about the situation.
The jail houses inmates from Champaign, Union and Madison counties.
We will update this report as warranted.
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