Authorities looking for escaped inmate

Authorities are searching for an escaped inmate after confirming that he was on unauthorized leave at 5:10 p.m. today.

Paul D. Cohagen

Paul D. Cohagen

Paul D. Cohagen, 43, was housed at Lansing Correctional Facility for burglary in Osage County in 2011. He was scheduled for release Nov. 22.

Cohagen is a white man with hazel eyes and brown hair. He is 6 feet tall and weighs about 160 pounds.

If anyone has information of where Cohagen is, contact the Kansas Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-572-7463, or Lansing Correctional Facility at 913-727-3235.