Thursday, May 1, 2025

Officers seeking man escaped from Hyde Correctional Center

State correctional officers and law enforcement agencies are seeking Francisco Cardenas #1430307, a minimum-custody offender who escaped today from Hyde Correctional Center in Swan Quarter.
Swan Quarter
May 1, 2025
Francisco Cardenas

State correctional officers and law enforcement agencies are seeking Francisco Cardenas #1430307, a minimum-custody offender who escaped today from Hyde Correctional Center in Swan Quarter.

Cardenas, 32, is a native American male, 6 feet one inch tall and about 130 lbs. with brown eyes and a tattoo of a star on his left hand.  He was convicted in Lee County, was serving a 5-to-8-year sentence for drug trafficking and was scheduled for release in January 2029.

If you see Cardenas, please call local law enforcement or Hyde Correctional Center at 252-926-1810.