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Man escapes from Oklahoma prison
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Updated: 8:59 am Published: 7:15 am
Authorities in Oklahoma are on the lookout for an inmate who escaped from a state prison.
Guards noticed Floyd Miller, 42, was missing early Sunday from the William Key prison in Fort Supply. Miller was serving a 15 year sentence for making methamphetamine. He arrived at the prison in February.
The prison does not have a perimeter fence, so officials think he either walked away or got into a vehicle that may have been waiting for him.
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