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
With the Salinas River marking the city's eastern boundary and the Santa Lucia Range to the west, Atascadero can't really grow outward. Couple that with.
Atascadero Mayor Heather Moreno will shed her current title for a greater one: the next 5th District Supervisor in January 2025. According to election results.