From Staff Reports
State law enforcement officials are still searching for a fugitive who walked away from the state prison in Alva on Saturday.
Joey Mena, who was housed at the Bill Johnson Correctional Center, remains unaccounted for.
“Inmate Mena, 45, is serving a 165-day sentence for two counts of larceny and one count of possession of stolen property out of Oklahoma County,” the Oklahoma Department of Corrections said in a news release. “He is a Hispanic male with a bald head, brown eyes, standing 5 feet, 10 inches tall, and weighing 200 pounds. He is heavily tattooed on both arms, back, and chest, and has a dog bite scar on his left cheek, as well as a scar on his chin. He is suspected to be traveling in the company of a woman.”
The Alva Fire Department posted on Facebook that the city’s storm sirens were activated to alert people that he was missing, and the department urged residents to take precautions. Northwestern officials sent a mass email to students to alert them about the situation.
People who are aware of Mena’s whereabouts should call 911 immediately.
— From staff reports