LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Authorities in central Kentucky are searching for an incarcerated man they say walked away from work release.
According to Kentucky State Police, 29-year-old Abdullah Qasem was on work release with the Hart County Animal Shelter when he walked away just before 8 a.m. Saturday.
Qasem was housed at the Hart County Jail for trafficking in a controlled substance, promoting contraband and tampering with physical evidence.
He is described as fair-skinned male, about 6-feet-2-inches tall, and about 250-pounds.
Qasem was last seen wearing blue jeans and a green animal shelter hooded sweatshirt.
If you have seen him, you are asked to call Kentucky State Police at (270) 782-2010.
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