The Saline County Sheriffs Office is requesting assistance from the public in locating an imate that was released by the courts to attend a funeral, but did not return to Jail Friday afternoon.

43-year-old Scott Paul Cordell was being housed in the Saline County Jail on a body only warrant for Failure to Appear on a drug related case. Cordell was released Friday morning from the jail to go to a funeral in McPherson County and return to jail by 3:00 pm Friday, but Cordell did not return.

He now faces additional charges of Aggravated Escape From Custody. If the whereabouts of Scott Paul Cordell are known, call 911, the Saline County Sheriffs Office at 785-826-6500, or Crime Stoppers at 785-825-TIPS.