Orange County Sheriff’s Deputies are currently searching for an inmate who officials told KnightNews.com escaped from the Central Florida Reception Center off of the Beachline Expressway in east Orange County.
The escapee is identified as James R. Russell, born in Nov. 1975. State records show he’s covered in Nazi tattoos, including a swastika and one relating to Hitler on his left arm. Russell also has a “kill em all viking” tattoo on his right shoulder, as well as a viking demon tattoo also there.
Russell has a long criminal history, including selling heroin and charges of battery on an officer, and resisiting with violence. He is 5’ 6” tall, and weighs 176 pounds. He has a mole on the left side of his face, no bottom teeth, and was last seen wearing a blue prison inmate jumpsuit.
The inmate is believed to have escaped in a white Ford E350 15 passenger van bearing a yellow Florida Corrections tag – DC7217.
Anyone with information on this man or the vehicle he is believed to be driving should call the Orange County Sheriff’s Office or their local law enforcement agency immediately.
Officials told KnightNews.com they have no additional information regarding the circumstances of his escape. OCSO officials said they will update KnightNews.com when it’s appropriate regarding their search for the escapee, and KnightNews.com will pass that information on to you.
