An inmate at the Lompoc Federal Correctional Complex satellite prison camp has been labeled as a walkaway after he was discovered missing.

At approximately 10 a.m. Friday, correctional officers could not locate Joephrey Raul Murrieta, 35, according to Bureau of Prisons staff.

Inmates from minimum-security federal prison camps are considered walkaways because they don’t reside within razor-wire-topped fencing, and they typically perform chores on prison grounds, only reporting to designated areas at certain times.

Murrieta is a Hispanic male with brown hair and brown eyes. He is 5 feet 11 inches tall, and weighs approximately 245 pounds. 

He was sentenced in the Northern District of Texas and Central District of California to an aggregate sentence of more than 21 years for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and assaulting a federal officer resulting in bodily injury.

The United States Marshals Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other law enforcement agencies were notified about the missing inmate.

Prison staff also will conduct an internal investigation. 

Anyone with information about this individual should contact the Marshals Service at 805.346.2728.

The Lompoc Federal Correctional Complex has two low-security facilities, Federal Correctional Institution I and FCI II (formerly known as a U.S Penitentiary) with a total of 2,787 male inmates.

The complex also has a pair of satellite prison camps housing 322 minimum-security male inmates.