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Sheriff Gary Driskell announces that in the early morning hours of Monday, November 11, 2024, River Bend Detention Center in East Carroll Parish reported that Wayne Michael Escort had escaped custody.
Escort, 33, of Morgan City, was being housed at River Bend Detention Center on St. Mary Parish charges of aggravated armed robbery with a weapon and carnal knowledge of a juvenile. He was also charged with home evasion, aggravated armed robbery, and three warrants for failure to appear by the Morgan City P.D.
There are no reports of Escort being in St. Mary Parish, however, with his ties to the parish a BOLO has been issued to all local law enforcement agencies.
Further information on this incident will be released as it becomes available.