Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Search underway for missing Ventura County jail inmate

Tim Hufner
/
Unsplash

Man walked away from Ventura facility Thursday night.

Authorities are looking for an inmate who walked away from a Ventura County jail facility.

County Sheriff’s officials say Jonathan Alfaro disappeared from the Pre-Trial Detention Facility at the Ventura County Government Center at around 7 Thursday night.

He was in custody for a non-violent crime, and was allowed to work in the jail’s kitchen and its loading dock.

Alfaro is 31 years old and is described as a Hispanic male, standing about 5’ 4” and weighing 140 pounds. He has short black hair, a black moustache, and a black beard. He not considered to be dangerous, but authorities say if you think you see him, call 911.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.