UPDATE 7:40 p.m.

From the Kansas Dept. of Corrections:

The minimum-custody inmate who walked away from Norton Correctional Facility’s East Unit in Stockton in the morning of Thursday, Dec. 14, was apprehended at approximately 6:30 that evening. Minimum-custody offender Ronald Ray Pollard, 47, was reported missing at approximately 11:15 a.m. when he could not be located at the minimum-security correctional facility.

UPDATE 6:49 p.m.

Pollard has been located and is in custody. Check HaysPost for more details as they are made available.

STOCKTON – Minimum custody inmate Ronald Ray Pollard is reported to have walked away this morning from Norton Correctional Facility’s work release program in Stockton, according to the the Kansas Dept. of Corrections.

Pollard was last seen at the Stockton facility at 11:15 a.m.

Pollard is a 47-year-old white male with hazel eyes. He was last seen with a shaved head and a beard. He is 5’6” tall and weighs 165 pounds. Pollard’s custody was minimum custody at the time of his departure from the facility.

KDOC is working with state and local law enforcement to locate the inmate.

If seen, please contact local law enforcement or the Norton Correctional Facility at 785-202-2036.