Clarence Carnes

Clarence Victor Carnes
Carnes in his prison cell
Born(1927-01-14)January 14, 1927
DiedOctober 3, 1988(1988-10-03) (aged 61)
Other namesThe Choctaw Kid
Conviction(s)Federal
First degree murder of a federal employee (18 U.S.C. §§ 253 and 452)
Assault of a federal employee (18 U.S.C. § 254)
Kidnapping (18 U.S.C. § 408)
Oklahoma
First degree murder
Criminal penaltyFederal
Life imprisonment plus 104 years
Oklahoma
Life imprisonment

Clarence Victor Carnes (January 14, 1927 – October 3, 1988), known as The Choctaw Kid, was a Choctaw man best known as the youngest inmate incarcerated at Alcatraz and for his participation in the bloody escape attempt known as the "Battle of Alcatraz".