Police warns to public to not approach prisoner who escaped Queensland prison
Michael Graeme Rennie, 43, is serving a six year, three month sentence for various offences including serious assault, motor vehicle offences, theft and burglary offences and drugs and weapons offences, at Low Custody Correctional Centre.
He was conducting his work duties on a correctional farm on Sunday when he escaped.
Rennie was last seen driving a Red Massey Tractor with an attached bucket.
The correctional facility offers programs in the fields of both farming and industry, to equip inmates with skills in preparation for their release.
The Queensland Police have warned the public to not approach him if seen and to immediately contact authorities.
Rennie is described having fair hair and complexion with blue eyes, with a light build standing at 174cm and weighing 56kg.
He also has a number of body markings, with the upper half as follows: a gun tattoo on his left shoulder, a dragon and skull on his right shoulder, with a screamer on his top shoulder blade, a clown with a gun on his left ribs, the letters 'SMP', a gargoyle, a demon holding a skull with horn and 3 names on his left arm, multiple dog bites and scars on his left arm, and on his right arm, a Celtic design, skull clown, full sleeve on forearm and knuckle dusters.
The lower half of his body includes a knee to ankle brick wall, panther, anarchy sign, skull, 4 headstones, clown face and 8 ball on his left leg, a Celtic sleeve on his outside right calf, a star on his right foot, and a joker with crown on the side of his right knee.
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