Inmate Escapes Ancora

Authorities are searching for an inmate who escaped from a minimum security prison in New Jersey weeks before he was due for parole.

Corrections Department spokesman Matt Schuman says 38-year-old Arthur Buckel was missing when guards at the Ancora unit of Bayside State Prison in Winslow Township did a count at 6 a.m. Tuesday.

Schuman says Buckel, whose last known address was Clifton, was serving a sentence at the minimum security lockup for aggravated assault. He was scheduled to be paroled on May 21.

Buckel worked as a janitor in the prison.

Schuman says Buckel could face an addition 3 to 5 years in prison for escaping once he's recaptured.

Buckel has been a prisoner at Bayside since Nov. 16, 2015 for assault, receiving stolen property, burglary and possession of a controlled dangerous substance, according to state's offender database. He was scheduled to become eligible for parole on May 21.

According to the spokesman, if Buckel is caught he could be sentenced to an additional three to five years for his escape.

While Buckel was in a minimum custody facility, the spokesman said he should still be considered dangerous.

Authorities have been notified of the escape.

The circumstances surrounding the escape were not immediately available
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5/4 update - Buckel in Barnegat 
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