Vallecito, CA…California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are seeking a minimum-security incarcerated person who walked away from Vallecito Conservation Camp in Calaveras County on Friday, April 19.

Jonathan LealBetancourt, 26, was discovered missing at 03:00 a.m. during a head count. Staff immediately launched a search of the camp buildings and grounds. CDCR’s Office of Correctional Safety, Cal-Fire, and local law enforcement agencies have been notified and are assisting in the search.

LealBetancourt is 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 219 pounds. He has brown eyes and black hair. It is unknown what he was wearing when he walked away. It is suspected he was wearing either gray sweatpants and a gray T-shirt or orange pants and an orange long-sleeve shirt.

He was admitted from Alameda County on June 23, 2023, to serve a five-year, four-month sentence for first-degree burglary, receiving stolen property, vehicle theft, and buying/receiving stolen vehicle/trailer/construction equipment.

Anyone who sees LealBetencourt or knows his whereabouts can contact the Vallecito Conservation Camp Commander at (209) 736-4922, any law enforcement agency, or 9-1-1.

Since 1977, 99 percent of all people who have left an adult institution, camp, or community-based program without permission have been apprehended.