Update: Randall W. Whitaker has been captured.

Kentucky State Police are asking for the public’s help in their search for an escaped inmate.

Kentucky State Police are looking for 62 year old Randall W. Whitaker. Whitaker is an inmate at Little Sandy Correctional Complex, who walked away from a minimum security unit at the prison.

Whitaker is described as a white male that stands at 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighs 222 pounds and has partially gray hair and blue eyes. He also has a scar over his right eye. 

Whitaker was serving a 29 year sentence at Little Sandy Correctional Complex and was eligible for parole in August 2024.

He was serving prison time for wanton endangerment, escape, bail jumping, burglary, criminal mischief and other charges. He was also serving time for possession of a controlled substance.

Anyone with information concerning the whereabouts of Randall W. Whitaker are asked to call Kentucky State Police Post 8 at 606-784-4127