A massive manhunt got underway in western Kentucky after an inmate escaped from a corrections facility.
Officials with Kentucky State Police said 40-year-old Lostia Shreves, of Cecilia, Kentucky, went missing around 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Authorities said she stripped of her clothing and left it outside of the prison.
It’s not yet known how she was able to escape.
Shreves reportedly took off from the prison grounds in a stolen vehicle.
She was serving time for a probation violation for a felony offense; however, law enforcement is not taking this escape lightly.
Shreves violated probation for her charges of first degree possession of a controlled substance, distribution of methamphetamine, and burglary.
Kentucky State Police received a report of a stolen vehicle from a residence near the Western Kentucky Correctional Complex around 9:12 p.m.
The vehicle was described as a maroon 1997 Ford F-150 with a Kentucky License Plate 8472CG.
Anyone with information should call KSP at 1-800-222-5555.
