Search underway after inmate walks away from litter road crew

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

For Release:	Contact: Keith Acree
Date: April 8, 2010	Phone: 919 -716-3700

LINCOLNTON - Corrections and law enforcement officers are seeking inmate Nathan E. Tyler (#0511829), who walked away from his litter road crew Thursday about 11:55 a.m. on Highway 150 in Boiling Springs near Shelby. Nathan Tyler

Tyler, 37, is serving a maximum sentence of 1year, 8 months at Lincoln Correctional Center on robbery and breaking and entering convictions in Columbus County. He is 5-feet-11 and weighs 168 pounds.

Lincoln Correctional Center, a minimum-security prison for men in Lincolnton, houses approximately 202 inmates.

Anyone with information on Tyler's whereabouts is asked to call Lincoln Correctional Center at 704-735-0485 or call your local police.

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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