Search continues for capital murder suspect who escaped from Mississippi prison

in this file photo, Rafael McCloud, 33, center, is escorted to a holding cell by Vicksburg, Miss., police investigators at the Vicksburg Police Department after his initial court appearance in the abduction and death of Sharen Wilson, 69, on July 1, 2015. McCloud escaped from a Warren County jail Wednesday and a massive manhunt is underway. (AP file photo)
in this file photo, Rafael McCloud, 33, center, is escorted to a holding cell by Vicksburg, Miss., police investigators at the Vicksburg Police Department after his initial court appearance in the abduction and death of Sharen Wilson, 69, on July 1, 2015. McCloud escaped from a Warren County jail Wednesday and a massive manhunt is underway. (AP file photo)
in this file photo, Rafael McCloud, 33, center, is escorted to a holding cell by Vicksburg, Miss., police investigators at the Vicksburg Police Department after his initial court appearance in the abduction and death of Sharen Wilson, 69, on July 1, 2015. McCloud escaped from a Warren County jail Wednesday and a massive manhunt is underway. (AP file photo)

VICKSBURG, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi authorities continue searching for an escaped inmate facing capital murder charges in the 2015 rape and slaying of a 69-year-old woman.

State police agencies and the U.S. Marshals Service joined local authorities Thursday in searching Vicksburg and surrounding areas.

Sheriff Martin Pace says 34-year-old Rafael McCloud escaped from the Warren County Jail early Wednesday using a homemade shank to briefly take a jail employee hostage and force him to give up his keys, radio, pants and jacket. Pace says deputies recovered the radio and keys on the jail grounds.

McCloud was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, the guard’s green pants and a black jacket.

Vicksburg Police Chief Walter Armstrong called McCloud extremely dangerous.

 

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