South Carolina Department of Corrections advises that a Palmer Pre-Release Center inmate walked away from the minimum level security facility located in Florence County at approximately 4:29 AM on Sunday, October 21, 2018. Authorities are looking for Layquan Patrick Hanley, age 27 who was serving a sentence for kidnapping. Hanley is described as a black male, with black hair, brown eyes, approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing approximately 156 pounds with a tattoo on his right arm which reads “Layquan.” (Photographs will be available by separate email, on FCSO Facebook page or FCSO app)

Anyone with knowledge or information on the whereabouts of Hanley is asked to contact the SC Department of Corrections toll free at 1-877-349-2130, Crime Stoppers of the Pee Dee at 1-888-CRIME-SC or “Submit-A-Tip” on the FCSO free app for I-Phone and Android telephones. You do not have to reveal your identity to leave information.

Major Michael M. Nunn
General Counsel/PIO