Escapee from custody program believed to be in Modesto

Officials believe a man who escaped from a conservation camp is in Modesto and are seeking community help finding him.

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are looking for Andrew Holaday, 39, who walked away from the Alternative Custody Program (ACP) earlier this month. Holaday had recently been approved to participate in the program, according to a press release from the corrections department.

On Nov. 20, Holaday departed by bus from Deadwood Conservation Camp in Fort Jones, where he had worked as an inmate firefighter. He was expected to report to the Salvation Army and to his parole agent in San Jose on Nov. 21, but failed to do so, the press release said.

According to CDCR agent Manny Becerra, Holaday is from Modesto and has family in the area. Becerra said they believed as of Saturday that he is in the city. Holaday is a white male, 5-feet, 10-inches tall and weighs 219 pounds; he has brown hair and brown eyes.

Local law enforcement and the California Highway Patrol have been notified about his escape.

Holaday was sent to CDCR in October 2016 from Stanislaus County to serve two years, eight months for manufacture and possession of a metal baton weapon. He was scheduled for release in January.

ACP is a voluntary program developed for eligible offenders that allows them to serve up to the last 12 months of their sentence in the community in lieu of confinement in state prison. Eligible participants may be housed in a private residence, a transitional care facility or a residential drug or other treatment program.

Anyone with information about Holaday’s whereabouts is asked to call 911.

This story was originally published November 25, 2017 at 4:44 PM with the headline "Escapee from custody program believed to be in Modesto."