Authorities looking for missing Beckley Correctional Center inmate

BECKLEY, W.Va. — An inmate at the Beckley Correctional Center escaped Saturday.

Officers are looking for 41-year-old Jason Ancell. He was serving five to 10 years for fleeing from an officer in Mason County.

Jason Ancell

Ancell is described as 5-foot-7, 145 pounds and with hazel eyes. He also two tattoos: a flame on his neck and a grim reaper on his left arm.

According to the correctional center, Ancell’s vehicle is listed as a 2013 blue Dodge Dart. It has a West Virginia license plate with the number IJT696

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Beckley Correctional Center at 304-256-6780.





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