Inmate Walks Away in Philomath, April 15

An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) inmate walked away Tuesday morning from Mill Creek Correctional Facility (MCCF) work crew near Philomath. Oregon State Police are investigating. MCCF staff discovered inmate Jason M. Touch missing at approximately 9:30 a.m., April 14. Touch is a 36-year-old Hispanic male, 5 feet 9 inches tall, 155 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Touch was last seen wearing blue jeans with the word “inmate” and the DOC logo stenciled on the knee in orange, and a blue t-shirt with the word “inmate” and the DOC logo stenciled in orange on the front and back. Touch entered DOC custody on October 22, 1998, on one count of robbery in the first degree out of Multnomah County. His earliest release date is January 13, 2019. Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is asked to call Oregon State Police at 1-800-452-7888.