Inmate escapes from Gaston Correctional Center

Beverly Eaves Perdue Governor		Alvin W. Keller Jr. Secretary
North Carolina Department of Correction

For Release:	Contact: Keith Acree
Date: June 20, 2009	Phone: 919 -716-3700

Inmate escapes from Gaston Correctional Center

DALLAS - The Department of Correction and local law enforcement agencies are seeking inmate Michael Littlejohn, who escaped Saturday morning from Gaston Correctional Center - a minimum-security prison for men in Dallas. The inmate was discovered missing shortly before 8 a.m.

Littlejohn was serving a 58-year sentence for armed robbery, larceny and assault on a government officer. With good behavior, he would have been paroled in two years. He is from Lincolnton.

If you have seen Littlejohn or have information on his whereabouts, please call local law enforcement or Gaston Correctional Center at 704-922-3861.

Editors: Photo of LIttlejohn is attached.

Also available at http://webapps6.doc.state.nc.us/opi/viewoffender.do?method=view&offenderID=0243638

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North Carolina Department of Correction
Public Information Office 4202 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-4202
Phone (919) 716-3700 Fax: (919) 716-3795 www.doc.state.nc.us