Corrections officials in Atlanta are trying to locate an inmate they say left a transitional center Monday and did not return.
Jeremy Deangelo Lewis, 32, is sought by the Georgia Department of Corrections after he reportedly absconded from the Atlanta Transitional Center.
Lewis was a resident at the center serving a sentence for various charges, according to GDC records. He was convicted of burglary and theft by taking in 2017, obstruction of a law enforcement officer and attempted burglary in 2015, and multiple counts of burglary and criminal trespassing in 2010.
#BOLO Atlanta TC resident Jeremy Lewis #1282643 walked away from the facility in Atlanta, Ga. Do not approach, call 478.992.5111. pic.twitter.com/IEiyk42QoL
— Georgia Corrections (@GA_Corrections) February 16, 2021
He was not eligible for release until January 2022, according to GDC records.
Lewis is described as 5-foot-11 and about 229 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call 478-911-5111.
