Law enforcement officials are asking to public to keep an eye out for Alexander Santiago-Gonzales, who escaped from a San Francisco jail Monday night.

-- An inmate from the San Francisco county jail escaped custody late Monday and is still at large, according to the San Francisco Sheriff's Department.

At about 8:45 p.m. Monday a deputy was escorting inmate Alexander Santiago-Gonzales to the basement of the Hall of Justice to take out the trash, sheriff's officials said. On the way to the basement garbage dumpster, the inmate fled on Harriet Alley in the direction of Harrison Street, sheriff's officials said.

"The deputy sheriff gave chase, provided a description and direction of travel, but was unable to apprehend [him]," according to a press release from the sheriff's department. CBS San Francisco reports that the 5-foot 4-inch tall man took off his orange jumpsuit while fleeing, running off in his blue boxer shorts.

Other deputies and officers from the San Francisco Police Department have responded to aid in the search, according to the sheriff's department.

Sheriff's officials said Santiago-Gonzales was booked into jail in July of 2014 on a U.S. Marshal hold for narcotics trafficking, possession of a firearm and a felon in possession of firearms in narcotics trafficking.