Escapee at large near Caspar, CA still underway at 11:39 PM sorry….info spotty with all hands on deck searching for the man

Update at 11:39- officers still in field. Drones in use, officers searching areas between Highway 20 and Little Lake Road on Road 408, we hope to have more info later.

A man detained by the CHP following a crash escaped in handcuffs after a traffic collision in Caspar around 7 p.m. Saturday, authorities said. The man, described as 6-4 in height with gray hair escaped into the woods

We heard a variety of stories about what happened from different sources. Our earlier report that said he was a state prisoner was incorrect. Our only official source is the CHP log below, which also has corrections about what happened, changing the status to a non injury crash. From the best we can tell, the man either crashed or was pulled over and then was handcuffed and then escaped into the woods.

We are not even sure where the incident occurred, but after talking to several people we feel most comfortable saying the escape probably happened on road 408, less than 2 miles from HIghway 20, not close to Little Lake Road. We thought it was important to get this story out, but conflicting reports came in, so stay tuned.

As of 10:23 p.m., he remained at large. Law enforcement agencies were deploying drones over the search area, and a K‑9 unit joined the effort shortly after 10 p.m.

We will keep you updated as we learn more. At this point, the California Highway Patrol incident log is the only source of information available about the escape.

If you are in the Caspar area tonight, stay aware of your surroundings. Anyone who notices suspicious activity should call 911. Above all, please keep yourself safe.

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Trfc Collision-No InjLocation:

Caspar Logging Rd / Little Lake RdLoc Desc:Lat/Lon:

39.374658 -123.692431