The Brief
- The Mason County Sheriff’s Office is searching for escaped inmate Domingo Pablo Mendoza, who fled from a cleanup crew.
- Mendoza, 49, was last seen wearing an orange jail t-shirt and blue jeans northwest of Belfair.
- Authorities urge the public not to approach Mendoza and to call 911 with any information.
MASON COUNTY, Wash. – The Mason County Sheriff’s Office is actively searching for a jail inmate who escaped from custody Thursday morning.
What we know:
Deputies say jail trustee Domingo Pablo Mendoza, 49, escaped from a road litter clean-up crew on Northeast Tahuya Blacksmith Road, between Bear Creek Road and Bennettson Road, northwest of Belfair.
Mendoza is 5’4″, 220 lbs with brown eyes and black hair. He was wearing an orange “Mason County Jail” t-shirt, blue jeans and an orange hat.…