Fugitive transferred to California from Minnesota missing, DOC says
Robert Thomas Baca.[Department of Corrections]
The Minnesota Department of Corrections is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing fugitive that was transferred from Minnesota to California.
The DOC says Robert Thomas Baca was last seen in Ontario, Calif. Baca was released from the Minnesota DOC on Oct. 5, 2020. His supervision was subsequently transferred to the California Department of Corrections in San Bernardino where he has family and a support system.
On May 11, Baca was released from the Southwest Regional Detention Center in Murrieta, Calif. where he was being questioned on new charges, and was instructed to report to his California agent’s office the next day. However, the DOC says he failed to report to his agent’s office.
Baca has ties to family members in Ontario, California and Hastings, Nebraska, as well as historical ties to the Detroit Lakes, Minnesota area. He is described as being a 55-year-old white man, 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing about 185 pounds. He has gray hair (possibly shaved), hazel eyes and fair skin.
Baca has a criminal history that includes failure to register as a predatory offender, criminal sexual conduct in the second-degree, escape from custody, motor vehicle theft and receiving stolen property.
If seen, the DOC asks to not confront him and instead call 911 immediately.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts or activities of Baca is asked to call police, the Minnesota Department of Corrections Fugitive Hotline at 651-603-0026, or the investigator in charge at 651-802-4579.