The Howard County Sheriff's Department is asking for help in finding an inmate who has escaped from custody. 

The Howard County Sheriff's Office stated that inmate Scott West escaped from their Kokomo facility after he failed to return from work release. This isn't West's first effort to escape.

According to court documents, in February of 2022, West was charged in Howard County with failure to return to lawful detention for work release. West was recently granted work release again a few weeks ago with the condition that he would follow the rules of the work release program. 

West is 5'7" tall and about 190 lbs, with blonde / gray hair. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie, blue jeans and a gray sock hat. 

Anyone with information on West's whereabouts is asked to call the Howard County Sheriff's Office at 765-457-1105. Anonymous tips can be made by using the Sheriff's Office app.