ADAMSVILLE, Alabama - Authorities are searching for a man who escaped this afternoon from the Adamsville City Jail.

The inmate, who was reportedly being held in the jail after he stole bacon from a Walmart, fled the jail mid-afternoon. He then jumped on a train on Midway Road and Poplar Lane, authorities said.

The suspect later jumped off the train and tried to steal a truck on Harris Avenue. He was last seen wearing orange jail pants and black T-shirt.

His escape put Adamsville Elementary School on soft lock down as a precaution. Adamsville police and Jefferson County sheriff's deputies are on the scene.

Deputies have brought their tracking dogs to assist in the search. More information will be released as it becomes available.