The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is actively searching for an incarcerated individual who absconded from La Cima Conservation Camp early this morning in San Diego County.
Joseph Lee Randall, 28, was found to be missing during a 3:15 AM head count at the camp. Following emergency procedures, CDCR staff confirmed his absence from the facility. The CDCR’s Office of Correctional Safety immediately dispatched agents to locate Randall, with local law enforcement being notified, as reported by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Randall is described as 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing 209 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. When last seen, he was wearing an orange T-shirt, gray sweatpants, and may have been wearing white tennis shoes or black boots. Randall was serving an eight-year sentence for corporal injury, petty theft, vehicle theft, and grand theft after being transferred to CDRC custody from Butte County on May 19.
The CDCR has a long history of successfully apprehending individuals who have left custody; since 1977, the CDCR claims that "99 percent of all people who have left an adult institution, camp, or community-based program without permission have been apprehended." Furthermore, the public has been urged to report sightings to law enforcement or call 9-1-1. Special Agent Lopez is also available for contact at 619-666-5523 for any information related to Randall's whereabouts.
