Police searching for missing inmate

Police searching for missing inmate

Kentucky State Police is now the lead agency in the search for 16-year-old Luke Craig, who is said to have escaped from the Fayette Regional Juvenile Detention Center.

And they have reason to believe Luke Craig could be dangerous.

THE SEARCH FOR ATEENAGER WHOESCAPED FROM THEFAYETTE JUVENILEDETENTION CENTERLATE SUNDAYAFTERNOONCONTINUES.

IT'S ASEARCH THAT'S HADA LOT OF PEOPLEWHO LIVE IN THATAREA ON THEOOLKOUT.

LEX 18'SMICHAEL BERK HASMORE AS POLICELOOK FOR LUKECRAIG...POLICE ARE ASKINGFOR HELP INLOCATING 16 YEAROLD LUKE CRAIGFOLLOWING HISESCAPE FROM THEFAYETTE JUVENILEDETENTION CENTERSUNDAYAFTERNOON.JUST MAKE PEOPLEAWARE THAT HE'SOUT THERE AND IFYOU COME INCONTACT WI HTHIMCALL 9-1-1 OR YOURLOCAL LAWENFORCEMENTAGENCY.TEN MONTHS AGO,CRAIG WASARRESTED ANDCHARGED WITH THEDEATH OF HISMOTHER AND SISTERIN ANDERSONCOUNTY.INVESTIGATORS SAYHE ATTEMPTED TOGET AWAY FROMPOLICE, LEADINGTHEM ON A MULTI-COUNTY CHASEBEFORE BEINGCAPTURED INLOUISVILLE.

POLICECAN'T DISCUSS HOWHE MANAGED TOESCAPE THIS WELL-SECURED FACILITY,BUT THOSE LIVINGNEARBY DON'T SEEMTOO CONCERNED.LIKE THE OTHERNEIGHBOR SAID,HE'S GONNA TRY TOGET FAR AWAY, ANDWON'T HAVE AWEAPON SINCEHE'S COMING FROMTHE JUVENILLECENTER.

SO I'M NOTREALLY WORRIED.STILL, POLICE SAYCRAIG SHOULD BECONSIDEREDDANGEROUS...ANLEX 18 VIEWER SENTUS THISSURVEILLANCEVIDEO FROM HERYARD IN THEMASTERSONSTATION AREA.

SHEBELIEVES THIS WASLUKE CRAIG LASTNIGHT AT AROUNDMIDNIGHT, GIVEN HISPHYSICALDESCRIPTION ANDTHE CLOTHINGPOLICE SAY HE WASWEARING.

POLICECAN'T CONFIRM THISPERSON'S IDENTITYAS OF NOW, BUT DOWANT VIGILENCE ONTHE PART OFEVERYONE LIVING INTHE AREA, BECAUSEIT'S POSSIBLE HE'SNOT ARF FROMHOME.SOMETIMES THEYWANT TO STAY INTHE AREA BECAUSETHIS IS WHATTHEY'RE FAMILIARWITH.

IT'S WHERETHEY'RE FROM, SOWE'RE LOOKING ATBOTH OPTIONS.WHILE HOPING LUKECRAIG RUNS OUT OFOPTIONS SO THEYCAN BRING HIM BACKIN CUSTODY, SAFELY.IN LEXINGTON,MICHAEL BERK, LEX18 NEWS.LARRYIF YOU KNOW OFCRAIG'S