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WEBVTT ARE OFFERING A REWARD OF$100,000 FOR INFORMATION ONWHERE HE COULD EAT.THIS PRISONER AT THE CENTER OF AMANHUNT IN JESSUP.>> HE WAS WEARING ALL-WHITECLOTHING.WE DID FIND A COUPLE ARTICLES INTHE WOODS.WE CANNOT CONFIRM FOR SURE WHATHE MAY BE WEARING.VANESSA: DAVID WATSON CANNOTREMOVE THESE.HOWARD COUNTY POLICE RELEASINGNEW IMAGES OF HIS TATTOOS.A DAYLONG SEARCH TURNING UP FEWCLUES.IT STARTED AFTER 9:30 THISMORNING WHEN DETENTION OFFICERSBROUGHT HIM TO THE HOSPITALCENTER.>> A GUARD OPEN THE DOOR.WATSON, WHO WAS THE ONLYOCCUPANT, PUSHED THE GUARD TOTHE GROUND.VANESSA: WATSON WAS PICKED UPFOR MY DELAWARE PRISON WHERE HEIS SERVING A SENTENCE OF MORETHAN 100 YEARS.HERE IN MARYLAND, HE IS SERVINGA SIMILAR SENTENCE.ACCORDING TO ONLINE COURTRECORDS, A MARYLAND JUDGE DEEMEDWATSON INCOMPETENT TO STANDTRIAL.HE WAS IN JESSUP FOR A COURTORDERED PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION.POLICE USING HELICOPTERS ANDDOGS TO SEARCH FOR WATSON FORMUCH OF THE DATHEY DID FIND HANDCUFFS AND AWAIST CHAIN IN THE PARKING LOT,NEAR THE PRISONER TRANSPORT VAN.>> THE GUARDS FROM THE DETENTIONCENTER DO CARRY WEAPONS.HOWEVER, THE HAD SECURED THOSEWEAPONS BEFORE THEY OPENED THEDOOR.WE DO NOT LEAVE HE HAD ACCESS TOA WEAPON.VANESSA: RIGHT NOW, OFFICIALSSAY THERE IS NO INDICATIONWHETHER HE PLANNED THIS ESCAPE.THEY SAY THERE IS NO INDICATIONHE HAD ANY CONTACT IN THE AREA.LIVE IN JESSUP, VANESSA HERRING,

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Police are offering a reward of $5,000 for information that leads to a prisoner who escaped during transport Friday morning in the parking lot of the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center in Howard County. Download the WBAL app | App users tap here to watch SkyTeam 11 video David M. Watson, 28, was being transported around 9:40 a.m. to the hospital by the Wicomico County Detention Center when he escaped custody and fled into a wooded area. Howard County police spokeswoman Sherry Llewellyn said one of two guards in the van opened the door, and Watson pushed the guard to the ground and ran into the woods. "He escaped before they ever made it into the hospital or ever made contact with the hospital from the parking lot area," Llewellyn said. Police said handcuffs and a waist chain were found on the location where the van was parked. The guards' weapons were secured in lockboxes inside the van, and police don't believe Watson is armed. Watson is described as a white man who is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 140 pounds. He was last seen in the area of Dorsey Run and Patuxent Range roads. Police said at 2 p.m. Saturday that there hadn't been any confirmed sightings of Watson since his escape. Police suspended the ground search Saturday afternoon after exhausting all search efforts in the immediate area, but the investigation to find him continues with help from U.S. Marshals and Maryland State Police. Every article of clothing Watson was wearing was white and had no markings. Anyone who sees a man matching Watson's description should call 911. Friday night, county police released photos of Watson's identifiable tattoos. He has face tattoos between his eyes and under his right eye, and numerous body tattoos, including "EVIL" on the back of his neck, and "SIN" on his hand. County police said they have no indication whether Watson planned the escape in advance or if it was an impulsive act. They also said there's no indication that he has any contacts in the area. Watson is currently serving a sentence of more than 100 years in Delaware. Court records show a Maryland judge deemed Watson incompetent to stand trial in Maryland, where he is charged with attempted murder, accused of firing shots at the homes of three police officers.Wicomico County correctional officers picked up Watson Thursday in Delaware. The Wicomico County State's Attorney's Office told 11 News that the correctional officers transported Watson to the Jessup facility Friday for a court-ordered psychiatric evaluation. During the heart of the search early Friday afternoon, five schools near the search area -- three elementary and two middle schools -- were placed on modified lockdown, where students and staff were told to stay inside during the school day. The lockdown was lifted before 2 p.m., and dismissal was allowed to proceed as normal. Refresh wbaltv.com and our app, and watch 11 News for late-breaking updates.