Kraig Pakulski / Saturday, March 7, 2026 / Categories: Regions, California; Santa Barbara County Inmate at large after leaving minimum security camp next to Lompoc federal corrections facility LOMPOC, Calif. (KEYT) – Friday night, an inmate was discovered missing from a minimum security satellite camp next to Federal Correctional Institution Lompoc and he is currently at large. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact the U.S. Marshals Service at 805-346-2728. Joephry Raul Murrieta, 35, was serving an aggregate 255-month sentence for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and assaulting a federal officer following convictions in the Northern District of Texas and the Central District of California noted the Federal Bureau of Prisons in a press release Saturday. Murrieta is 5' 11", weighs about 245 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes shared the Department of Justice. On March 6, around 10 p.m., Murrieta was discovered missing from the minimum security camp next to the federal correctional complex in Lompoc and the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the U.S. Marshals Service are now searching for him detailed the Department of Justice. The post Inmate at large after leaving minimum security camp next to Lompoc federal corrections facility appeared first on News Channel 3-12. Previous Article 2nd Public Design Workshop Announced for the New Orcutt Library Project Next Article More Local Students Apply for Assistance from the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara Print 12 Rate this article: No rating Tags: NewsTop StoriesCrime & CourtsSafetySanta Maria - Lompoc - North County Please login or register to post comments.