Convicted Chatham murderer Mason Jenkins walks away from Kingston prison

Mason Jenkins, 49, serving life for the 1998 murder of his sister in Chatham, went missing from Collins Bay Institution on Thursday. Kingston police urge the public not to approach him.

Chatham killer disappears from minimum-security facility in Kingston

A convicted murderer from Chatham has walked away from a minimum-security prison in Kingston, Ontario, chathamdailynews.ca reports.

Mason Jenkins, 49, was found unaccounted for during a formal inmate count at 11:15 a.m. Thursday at Collins Bay Institution, according to the Correctional Service of Canada. Kingston police have launched a search.

Jenkins is described as a white male, five-foot-nine and approximately 255 pounds, with a fair complexion, brown eyes and brown hair currently shaved bald. He was last seen wearing a light green jacket, blue jeans and rubber boots.

He is currently serving a life sentence for first-degree murder and drug trafficking. On Jan. 12, 2001, a Chatham court sentenced Jenkins after he was found guilty of killing his sister, Jennifer — an 18-year-old Chatham Collegiate Institute student described as kind and vivacious, with good grades and many friends. She was shot five times in the head and chest in the family's living room on Jan. 6, 1998. Jenkins denied responsibility at sentencing.

Kingston police are asking anyone with information on Jenkins' whereabouts to call 613-549-4660, ext. 0. Authorities have urged members of the public not to approach Jenkins directly; anyone who sees him is advised to call 9-1-1 immediately.

Source: Google News JM — Kingston