BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Authorities are searching for a man who escaped a rehabilitation program Saturday evening.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said Alejandro Ramos, 34, left a rehabilitation facility around 4:59 p.m. on Saturday in a recent press release. CDCR officials were notified of the GPS device tampering and confirmed Ramos disappeared after an emergency count. Local law enforcement was notified immediately, officials said.
Ramos is 5-foot-11 inches tall and weighs around 190 pounds, officials said. He has brown eyes, red hair and a medium complexion. Ramos was last seen wearing a white shirt, gray shorts and white shoes.
Ramos entered the program on Sept. 9, 2022. He was in jail for assault with a deadly weapon as a second time offense, according to officials.
In an update on Monday, federal officials say Alejandro Ramos was arrested in Bakersfield on Monday by U.S. Marshals.
