NATCHEZ — A Wilkinson County Correctional Center inmate escaped Wednesday from a work detail in Natchez.

Natchez Police Detective Jerry Ford said Justin Lloyd, 22, was discovered missing during a head count by Natchez Public Works after the work detail returned to Public Works for lunch at approximately 1 p.m. Natchez Mayor Darryl Grennell said Lloyd reportedly asked to go to the restroom at the Public Works facility, located behind the Natchez Police Department, and never returned.

The group of inmates had been working downtown to put up Christmas decorations, Ford said.

Lloyd began serving a 25-year sentence with the Mississippi Department of Corrections for identity theft and two counts of vehicle theft on July 21, according to the MDOC website. He was convicted in Rankin County.

MDOC identifies Lloyd as 140-pound black man of small build, who is 5’11” tall and has black hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information about Lloyd’s whereabouts should contact Crime Stoppers at 601-442-5000.

Crime Stoppers offers a reward of up to $1,000 for tips leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect.

Calls are anonymous.