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
The Wicomico County jail director telling us that the incident is under investigation. He had not made his way to the facility yet. The search zone is massive and it includes kavnous warehouses and the windy railroad tracks. We dont believe he is armed. The guards from the Detention Center due do carry weapons but they secured them in the lock boxes inside the van before opening the door. There are a lot of Unanswered Questions about policy. He weighs 180 pounds and 58. He has a tear drop watson was transferred for psychiatric evaluation bull he is serving more than 100cheer sentence in delaware for firing into a Police Officer home. He is facing charges for a similar crime in maryland. But that trial was reportedly delayed because of the questions over watson competency. Police are warning, good to repeat this. This is considered dangerous. If you see him, call 911. You can help by going to the abc7 Facebook Page to share his photo and get it out to see his face. Abc7michelle break ne
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
Nations midsection over the weekend. 14 people are dead in four states. And in arkansas the search continues for two children swept away in fastmoving flood waters. And as Richard Cantu reports the threat, still isnt over. Breaking this morning. A gunman is dead shooting spree at a pool party in san diego. Witnesses say the man walked into an apartment pool area around 6 oclock and opened fire. 7 people were shot, and one person has died. Another man was injured while fleeing the attack. Witnesses say the shooter did not appear to be upset as he went on that rampage. The gunman, identified as was killed after exchanging fire with responding Police Officers. Six victims remain in critical condition. Police believe the shooter lived at the apartment complex but its unclear if he knew any of his victims. We are following more breaking news a Police Officer shot in michigan the live desk with more. Autria, a detroit Police Officer fighting for his life as we come on the air this morning. P
Julie toss to q breaking overnight. In san diego. Sam sweeney is at the live desk with the latest. A woman is dead. And six other people wounded. After a an apartment complex swimming pool. It happened yesterday during a birthday party. Near the university of california at san diego. Police say the gunman appeared to be reloading his largecaliber handgun, when three officers arrived at the scene. Authorities say police shot and killed the gunman, after he pointed a gun at them. Police believe the gunman and at least one of the partygoers lived at the apartment complex. Its unclear if he knew any of the victims. Several of the wounded are in Critical Condition this morning. Happening now. An inmate on the loose in maryland more than 48 hours after escaping in jessup. But this morning still no reported sightings of david watson. Right now police have halted the ground search. The 28yearold is serving a sentence of more than 100 years in delaware for attempted murder. Hes also been charge