It is of a Correctional Institute or the prisoner was being held. He somehow escaped from Clifton Perkins hospital center. He got away and Howard County police are pulling out all the stops trying to find him. They pulled over a big rig and searched it. ,fficers are suited and booted carrying highpowered rifles and searching vehicles. They say he got away in a wooded area near the hospital. This is the picture of the guy they are looking for. His name is david watson, 28 years old described as five feet eight inches tall and a hundred 40 pounds. He was last seen in the area of dorsey run road which is near the hospital in a very heavily what it serving time for the attempted murder of several police officers. If you see him, call police. Do not approach him. A breaking news situation and we will do best to bring you the latest details on the search throughout the day and this newscast. Stay with us. Back to you. Lindsey day 99 of 100 and on the hill, the house passed a spending deal to
Was out of his handcuffs, waist chain and disappeared into the woods. I asked the director a couple of minutes ago if, in fact, he was wearing shack else, handcuffs an waist chain when he left the facility. He said absolutely he was in all lee chains. However, when the police told us held a News Conference at 2 30, they say they werent sure whether or not he had shack else on his leg, but thats what the detention director told me just a couple of minutes ago by phone. That he was in shack else. Now, there have been no reported sightings of this man in the last several hours. Weve been listening to police channels and hearing some reports of people that were suspicious. The police have gone and checked all those out and so far, they have not found this manning. Lets show you a little bit more about what weve been covering all day it began just minutes after david watson escaped with his handcuffs and ran into a wooded area off dorsey run road and jessup. Officers went through the woods
He was last seen running into a wooded area near dorsey run road. We found a couple of articles of clothing, we cant can you remember for sure what he may be wearing at this time Maryland State Police sent a helicopter as officers on motorcycles went into the neighborhoods and industrial parks. Some officers set up along the wood line, others kept eye on old railroad tracks. We dont believe hes armed. The guards from the Detention Center do carry weapons, however, they had secured those weapons in lock boxes inside the van before they opened the door, so we dont believe he had access to a Weapon Police say they have no evidence to suggest this was preplanned or that he may have been getting help. Watson was convicted in delaware in 2013 after being charged with firing a gun at least two Law Enforcement officers. He faced a similar charge in maryland but according to Online Court Records was found incompetent to stand trial. Thats the interesting part about this case, is in back in 2013
Breaking overnight. May day protests on the west coast devolve into riots now several people are behind bars. Sam sweeney is at the live desk with more. Larry at last check at least 25 people were arrested for violant protests in downtown portland. The day was supposed to be Family Friendly and in sync with dozens of other marches across the country. But hours later it devolved into a riot. Police attacked officers. There was a large fire set and windows were smashed out of downtown businesses. Someone even tossed a flare into a target store. Police said impact munitions and chemical munitions were deployed on the crowds due to the numerous projectiles being thrown at police. This morning, president trumps foreign is causing controversy after praising the leader of north korean threat. This as he invites another controversial leader to the white house amid another round of antitrump protests. Abcs Kenneth Moton has the latest from northwest. Were learning more about the Texas College s
Lows 5057 winds w 5 mph wednesday sunny, cooler, and breezy. Highs 6570 winds wnw 515 mph racist symbolism at a local college. Bananas, hung from nooses and referencing a predominantly black sorority found strung around the American University campus. John gonzalez is live in northwest with what School Officials and students are saying this morning. A tense scene outside the Jefferson Davis monument in new orleans. The confederate statue Still Standing after a heated confrotation between supporters and opponents led to three arrests. The scene intensified well into the night as police broke up a crowd of over 100 pro and antimonument demonstrators. New orleans mayor mitch landriue said last week the remaining three confederate monuments in the city would be taken down in the next 30 to 45 days. Also breaking overnight. May day demonstrators against President Trump turning violent. Sam sweeney is at the live desk sam. Larry at last check at least 25 people were arrested for violant prot