joseph-darnell-860x484

Troopers with Kentucky State Police, Post 1 are searching for a inmate who escaped from the Keaton Correctional Facility in Paducah, Ky.

Sometime between 5. and 7 p.m. Friday,  35-year-old Joseph Blake Darnell of Bowling Green, Ky., escaped from the facility.

Darnell’s direction of travel is unknown. He is described as a white male with blue eyes and short brown hair. He is about 6 feet tall and weighing about 180 pounds.

KSP asks the public to be on the lookout for Darnell and if located, dial 911.