Authorities looking for KC man who escaped from jail for second time

Authorities are asking for help to find a Kansas City man who escaped from jail for a second time.The Mercer County Sheriff's Office said Drake Kately, 27, escaped from the jail around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday by tearing a hole in the back wall of his jail cell using a board, then escaping through a basement door.Mercer County Sheriff Stephen Stockman said the back wall of the cells are made with a type of heavy screen. He was unsure how Kately obtained the board. Kately was reported missing after a cell check.The Sheriff's Office told CrimeStoppers that this is the second time Kately has escaped from the same facility, and he is believed to be on his way to Kansas City.Kately was recently known to stay at the Healing House off St. John Avenue in Kansas City but is no longer there.Det. Kevin Boehm with CrimeStoppers said Kately has several felony warrants, including felon in possession of a firearm, escape, and a probation violation on a burglary charge out of Jackson County. Authorities also said his escape "should be taken seriously" as Kately was also being held on a charge of first-degree assault. He is described as approximately 6 feet, 1 inch tall, weighing around 165 pounds and "slim and lanky" in stature. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 911.

Authorities are asking for help to find a Kansas City man who escaped from jail for a second time.

The Mercer County Sheriff's Office said Drake Kately, 27, escaped from the jail around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday by tearing a hole in the back wall of his jail cell using a board, then escaping through a basement door.


Mercer County Sheriff Stephen Stockman said the back wall of the cells are made with a type of heavy screen. He was unsure how Kately obtained the board.

Kately was reported missing after a cell check.

The Sheriff's Office told CrimeStoppers that this is the second time Kately has escaped from the same facility, and he is believed to be on his way to Kansas City.

Kately was recently known to stay at the Healing House off St. John Avenue in Kansas City but is no longer there.

Det. Kevin Boehm with CrimeStoppers said Kately has several felony warrants, including felon in possession of a firearm, escape, and a probation violation on a burglary charge out of Jackson County.

Authorities also said his escape "should be taken seriously" as Kately was also being held on a charge of first-degree assault.

He is described as approximately 6 feet, 1 inch tall, weighing around 165 pounds and "slim and lanky" in stature.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 911.