Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office press release: 

On 01-27-2015 at about 3:00 pm an inmate assigned to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility Cal-Trans crew walked away from the job site in Fortuna. The inmate was being supervised by a Humboldt County Correctional Officer.

The inmate’s name is: Derek Ray Johnson age 20. Johnson is described as a white, male, 5-10, 170 lbs., brown eyes and brown hair. Johnson was last seen wearing, blue jeans, blue denim shirt with a white under shirt.

Johnson was serving a sentence for petty theft and drunk in public. Johnson was due to be released from custody on 02-15-2015.

Anyone with information for the Sheriff’s Office regarding this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Sheriff’s Office at 707-445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at 707-268-2539.