One Of Two Escaped Prisoners Back Behind Bars

October 12, 2014

One of two inmates that escaped earlier this month from a Pensacola work release center is back behind bars.

Michael Jerome Jones, 54, was taken into custody Friday night and booked into the Escambia County Jail on an escape charge.  Details surrounding Jones’ arrest have not yet been released by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.

According to the Florida Department of Corrections escaped from the Pensacola Community Release Center about 7:50 p.m. Friday, October 3. He was serving a one year, eight and a half month sentenced out of Escambia County for a felony driver’s license violation. He previously served several prison sentenced for a long list of convictions, including multiple forgery counts, burglary, grand theft, battery on a law enforcement office, resisting an officer with violence and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

A second inmate that escaped from the Pensacola CRC remains on the run.

On October 1, 35-year old Jonathan P. Porter escape from the Pensacola CRC. He was last seen running southbound on North “L” Street and may have been picked up by a female driving a 2012 white Nissan Versa four-door with California plates.

Porter is bald and blue eyed, between 6-feet and 6-feet, 2 inches tall, and weighs about 200 pounds. He was last seen  at 8:29 a.m. wearing a white shirt and khaki pants. He has tear drop tattoos under both of his eyes,  the name “Lisa” on his neck, “S-O-U-L” on this left fingers, “L-O-S-T” on his right fingers, along with numerous other tattoos.

According to Department of Corrections records, Porter was serving a 15-year sentence for a 2001 conviction for conspiracy to commit robbery with a gun or deadly weapon.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Porter should call their local law enforcement agency or 911.

The Pensacola Community Release Center is located at 3050 North L Street.  The Pensacola CRC is under the supervision of the Century Correctional Institution.

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