MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities are searching for an inmate who escaped a northwest Tennessee jail last month.
The U.S. Marshals Service said Tuesday that Herman Parker was on trusty staus when he walked away from the Dyer County Jail on April 19.
A trusty is an inmate who is granted special privileges as a trustworthy person. When he escaped, Parker was being held on a felony drug charge and a probation violation for being a felon in possession of a firearm, the Marshals Service said in a news release.
Authorities say Parker is believed to be in the Memphis area. He has warrants out of Shelby County for evading arrest and reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon.
Anyone with any information on Parker's whereabouts is encouraged to call (731) 431-2803.
This booking photo provided by U.S. Marshals Office shows Herman Parker. Authorities in Tennessee were searching for Parker, who escaped from the Dyer County Jail last month, on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Courtesy of U.S. Marshals Service)