Inmate escapes from Petersburg facility, authorities say
Authorities are searching for an inmate who went missing from a Petersburg facility on Tuesday night.
Published: Sep. 13, 2023 at 9:25 AM EDT|Updated: Sep. 13, 2023 at 4:23 PM EDT
PETERSBURG, Va. (WWBT) - Authorities are searching for an inmate who went missing from a satellite camp near the Federal Correctional Institution of Petersburg.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons says Charles Gore was discovered missing from the satellite camp just before 10:30 p.m. Tuesday night.
Gore is serving a 10-year sentence for attempt and conspiracy to distribute 1 kilogram or more of heroin, 5 kilograms or more of cocaine and 50 kilograms or more of marijuana.
The satellite camp at FCI Petersburg is a minimum security facility.
Anyone with information about Gore’s whereabouts is asked to call the United States Marshals Service at (804) 545- 8501.
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