A MAN, WHO WAS CONVICTED OF MAKING TERRORIST THREATS IN MONTEREY COUNTY ESCAPED YESTERDAY FROM A MINIMUM SECURITY DETAIL IN BEN LOMOND. 56 YEAR-OLD JOHN COLLARD, WHO WAS WEARING BRIGHT ORANGE STATE PRISON INMATE CLOTHING AT THE TIME, WAS LAST SEEN DRIVING A WHITE 2006 4-DOOR FORD F-250 CAL-FIRE TRUCK WITH 282 PRINTED ON THE FRONT AND BACK BUMPERS. COLLARD WAS ONE OF A NUMBER OF STATE PRISON INMATES WORKING WITH CAL-FIRE AT THE BEN LOMOND CONSERVATION CAMP. COLLARD, WHO IS WHITE WITH SHORT GRAY RECEDING HAIR, AND GREEN EYES, IS 5 FEET 7 INCHES TALL AND WEIGHS ABOUT 155 POUNDS. HE IS THOUGHT TO BE HIDING IN EITHER MONTEREY OR CARMEL VALLEY BECAUSE HE HAS FAMILY THERE. ANYONE WHO HAS ANY INFORMATION ON HIS WHEREABOUTS IS ENCOURAGED TO CALL 9-1-1.
