Manhunt continues as four federal inmates who escapes Virginia prison remain at large

Four inmates remained on the run Monday after escaping from a federal prison camp in Virginia over the weekend.

The inmates – identified as Corey Branch, Tavares Lajuane Graham, Lamonte Rashawn Willis, and Kareem Allen Shaw – were reported missing in the early hours Saturday morning, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

It is not clear how they escaped. An internal investigation into the escape has been launched, according to BOP.

The U.S. Marshals Service, FBI, and other law enforcement agencies are aiding in the ongoing search.

Branch, 41, was serving a 160-month sentence for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, in addition to being charges as a felon in possession of a firearm.

Graham, 44, was serving 120-months for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug offense. 

Willis, 30, was serving 216-months for possessing and concealing a stolen firearm and possession of a firearms by a convicted felon.

And Shaw, 46, was serving a 194-month sentence for heroin trafficking. 

The facility from which the men escaped, the Federal Correctional Complex Petersburg's satellite camp in Hopewell, Va., is located about 23 miles outside of Richmond. It is listed by BOP as a minimum-security facility that currently houses about 185 inmates.