On the run, a massive search for this prisoner who escaped from guards in jessu p. Jonathan his name is david watson. He was serving a 100 year sentence. He broke out of a Psychiatric Hospital and has not been seen since. The authorities are releasing pictures of his distinctive tattoos in the hopes that somebody will spot him. Alison tom roussey is live with the search going on in jessup. Accused of is also trying to shoot into Police Officers home in maryland. Guards tooko county into a parking lot, when he got out of the vehicle, he shoved one of them and ran into the woods. Although they have been close to catching him, nothing has panned out. This is video of Howard County police in jessup. Initially he was handcuffed and had a chain around his waist. Somehow he was able to break free. If anybody sees him, they should know right away. He not only has a tattoo on his face but also a distinctive tattoo on his arm and on the back of his neck it says evil. There are some homes within
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
June. Once the work is done, get ready. Y your fares are going up. Common antibiotics getting overused. Why is your threat to health in conversations you should be having with your doctor . Good evening. Fi first up tonight, we are 14 hours into that search of an escaped inmate in maryland. The mans name is david watson. Tonight Police Released a new picture. Pictures they hope might find him. Reporter doreen, no credible sightings so far, but the manhunt continues for the escapee who may be trying to cover up some very distinctive features. These are images of body tattoos on escaped prisoner david wats n watson. The word evil on the back of his arm, numbers and letters and on the left arm. The teardrop on the cheekbone and a swastika between his eyes. He is said to have pushed past Corrections Officers who were bringing him to the hospital for a psychiatric evaluation as they opened the door to the transport van. Police say they found handcuffs and a waist chain at the scene. Watsons
Breaking news in the alexandria section of fairfax county. A man has been shot and killed. This is happening in the 5700 block of general washington drive. We do know that deputies say the suspect is in custody. And that suspect apparently confronted someone he knew and then killed that person. Fairfax county Police Say One other suspect ran away. Clearly an Ongoing Investigation as we get updates and well pass them along to you. We welcome you back to news4 today on this saturday, april 29, 2017. Im david culver alongside angie goff. We are bracing now for what could be the hottest day of the year so far. We were in the 70s and feeling like the summer weather. Youre feeling allergies. My nose is running aaway from me because the pollen count is high, too. A chance of a shower. Lets go to tom. Break it all down for us. I think, tom, are you were outside, there you are. How does it feel out there . Reporter it is warm and muggy. We have a gray sky on the weather deck here in northwest w