Industrial with kavnous warehouses and wooded train tracks. Skytrak7 was overhead as the officers, the guns drawn searched a tractor trailer to no avail. We saw police with the leashed k9s attempting to track his escape route. We dont know if it was planned or more spontaneous spur of the moment. We have tactical teams from the police department, from the Maryland State Police department, so we have helicopters the Maryland State Police helicopter in addition to our en. A search of the magnitude is an undertaking but we have the resources to manage it. Kevin david watson is 58. He weighs 140 pounds. Last seen wearing all White Clothing. He also has at least one tear shape tattoo before ebelow his right below his right eye. Jonathan if you keep this mind, police rg that is his picture. His name is david watson. Officers say he is serving more than 100 years for attempt murder in delaware an faced charged in maryland. That is why he was in the state. He was headed for the psychiatric eva
And weighs 140 pounds. He has a teardrop shaped tattoo below his right eye. Establishing mark. No doubt. At 6 00, we will look at the prisoner transport protocol to see if this incident could have been avoided. Live in jessup, im kevin lewis, abc7 news. Larry thanks. We are looking at the Wicomico County. The guards were transporting him when he escaped. Scott has more from the live desk on what the team found out. Scott they call this a Detention Center. This is a county jail with issues. I have the issues right here. In 2000, the u. S. Department of justice found the facility in rough shape. The d. O. J. Found the police understaffed, in need of repairs and the medical program needed an overhaul. It opened in 1988. Handles 6,000 offenders a year. Capacity is david watson arrived at the Detention Center thursday from a delaware prison. Usually the facility only hold inmates serving up to a maximum sentence of 18 months. Webster was here to face more charges. This type of the transport
This parking lot this morning. They dont know if the escape was planned or impromptu, but they believe he should be considered dangerous. They have been looking with search teams. They have been out looking for him all day. Armed Police Follow k9 units, through the wednesday and along railroad tracks. A helicopter flies overhead, looking for 28yearold david m. Watson, the prisoner who escaped this morning. Watson is serving time for attempted murder in delaware. Watson faces charges of attempting to Murder Police officers. He was being transported here to clifton t. Perkins hospital for evaluation. Two detention officers were in the white van when watson escaped at 9 40 this morning. A guard opened the door after the van stopped in the parking lot, and watsoho only occupant, pushed the guard to the ground and ran into the woods. We did find handcuffs and a waist chain on the scene. Reporter police with guns drawn, searched a truck, looking for the escapee. At this Asphalt Plant nearby,
28yearold david watson who escaped from a van taking him to a hospital in jessup. Chris gordon has the latest on the search. Reporter well, pat and jim, police tell me they are planning this search hour by hour. Lets go up overhead to chopper 4, as we tell you just recently they expanded the grid, the wider area now overwhich they are looking for the escaped prisoner. And theyre about to have to make the difficult decision of deciding whether to continue the search tonight, once it gets dark. The search team has found articles of clothing that the escapee was wearing when he fled into the woods. So they dont know exactly what he might be wearing right now. They dont believe he has a weapon, but he is considered dangerous. Hes currently serving a sentence of more than 100 years in delaware on attempted murder in addition to the delaware charges for conviction, hes also currently facing charges in another county for attempted murder. Reporter this evening, 28yearold david m. Watson is on
Only occupant, pushed the guard to the ground and ran into the woods. We did find handcuffs and a waist chain on the scene. Reporter police with guns drawn, searched a truck looking for the escapee. At this jess up asphalt plant, a supervisor tells me, they spotted a white van this morning. One of our Truck Drivers saw the guy jump out of the fan and go into the woods. And which way was he heading . Out by pawtuxet range road. Reporter police say watson was wearing all white, sweat pants and a thermal shirt which searchers have recovered. They dont think he has a weapon. There are a lot of Industrial Parks in the area. Some of the businesses have been searched. We got a phone call from the Howard County Police Department that there was an escaped prisoner. Thats what we saw the helicopters flying around ever since. Have you seen anyone . Reporter the live picture now from chopper4 as the search grid has expanded over the past couple of hours. A wider area. Police are looking, trying to