Beverly Eaves Perdue
Governor

Alvin W. Keller Jr.
Secretary

North Carolina Department of Correction

Search under way for Bladen inmate

ELIZABETHTOWN - Corrections and law enforcement officers are searching for an inmate who escaped Tuesday morning from Bladen Correctional Center, a minimum security prison in Elizabethtown.

Hieu T. Bui, (#0559252) walked away from his dorm and scaled a fence about 11:20 a.m..  He was last seen entering a wooded area about 150 feet from the prison fence.

Bui, 32, was serving a 6-month misdemeanor sentence for communicating threats.  He is 5-feet 5-inches, weighs about 144 pounds, has black hair and brown eyes.  He was scheduled to be released Oct. 22.

Anyone who has seen the inmate or has information on his whereabouts is asked to call Bladen Correctional Center at 910-862-3107 or your local law enforcement agency.

A photo of Bui is available by using the offender search on the NCDOC website at www.doc.state.nc.us

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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