LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) – Kentucky State Police seek two inmates who escaped from Blackburn Correctional Complex Sunday night, but several residents who live behind the prison say they were not informed.

“I didn’t hear anything about this at all, so I didn’t even know there were any escapees. I don’t know how good their security is,” admits John McCray, who moved to Lexington from Japan three years ago. .

According to state police, the two inmates who escaped did so in a tanker truck. It is unclear how they got onto the tanker.

Police are now asking the community to be on the lookout for Adam Ball, 38, of Russell Springs. Ball is a bald white man who is 6’3″, weighs 250 pounds and has blue eyes. As well as Bradley Cornwell, 40, of Georgetown. Cornwell is also a white man who is six feet tall, weighs 175 pounds and He has brown hair and blue eyes.

Cornwell and Bald’s last confirmed location was at the Casey’s gas station on Ironworks Pike. Police believe the two are headed to Scott County.

“It’s been a while since I’ve heard anyone try to escape and I don’t understand it because some of those who escaped had a couple of months left to turn or less than a year,” explains Barbara Rudd. who has lived in the neighborhood behind the prison for 10 years.

Rudd claims at least 10 inmates escaped from Blackburn while she lived there. “I don’t really worry about it. Like I said, I have protection, I have guns. I have a dog, so if there’s anything unusual around, then I have very good neighbors.”

While Rudd is not concerned or surprised by the escaped inmates, McCray says he wishes the prison or local authorities had alerted residents in the area.

“I think there should have been some kind of system. “I mean, I don’t think a police car is going to go honking down the street saying we have an escaped convict, but an alert like the Amber Alert would have been nice to have something like that,” McCray admits.

Several people on Facebook expressed their possible sightings of the inmates. Many list areas such as South Broadway Stree, Payne Street, and the intersection of East Jefferson and North Hamilton streets.

However, the Scott County Sheriff’s Office claims

The Department of Corrections issued a statement saying:

“I always talk about my wife and daughter driving around, looking around in parking lots and all that,” McCray describes. “It doesn’t matter if someone escaped from prison or is on your street, making eye contact is important to make sure they know you saw them; it’s probably a very good first deterrent.”

Police advise anyone with information about the two people to contact local authorities, but not to approach the people.