LEAVENWORTH COUNTY — An inmate escaped from a satellite camp at the Leavenworth Penitentiary, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Just after 4p.m., authorities discovered&nbsp; 50-year-old James Thompson was missing.

Thompson is described as white male with brown hair and brown eyes. He’s 6-foot-2 and weighs approximately 202 pounds.

U.S. Marshals and the FBI have been informed that he’s missing from the minimum security facility Thompson was sentenced to 80 months in prison in the Northern District of Georgia for mail fraud.

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 </figure>LEAVENWORTH COUNTY — An inmate escaped from a satellite camp at the Leavenworth Penitentiary, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.Just after 4p.m., authorities discovered&nbsp; 50-year-old James Thompson was missing.Thompson is described as white male with brown hair and brown eyes. He’s 6-foot-2 and weighs approximately 202 pounds.U.S. Marshals and the FBI have been informed that he’s missing from the minimum security facility Thompson was sentenced to 80 months in prison in the Northern District of Georgia for mail fraud.

Search continues for escaped inmate from a satellite camp at Kan. penitentiary