Authorities are currently seeking a fugitive who escaped from a correctional facility in Los Angeles County on Sunday.
According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Aleisha Schmitz, a 25-year-old inmate, absconded from a Custody to Community Transitional Reentry Program facility at approximately 7:10 p.m.
Schmitz was last observed getting into a gray or silver Mercedes outside the facility premises. The alarm on her monitoring device prompted agents to be notified. Although the facility staff promptly conducted a thorough search, she could not be located.
Schmitz is described as a woman who stands 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing around 197 pounds. She possesses brown eyes, brown hair, and has a light complexion. At the time of her escape, she was dressed in a blue jacket and gray sweatpants.
Her current sentence entails three years for multiple charges, including second-degree robbery and hit-and-run causing injury to someone other than herself. Schmitz had been admitted to the correctional facility on July 7, 2022.
If anyone has sighted Schmitz or possesses information about her whereabouts, please contact local law enforcement or dial 911.
