Authorities in Mississippi are searching for a convicted murderer who escaped from prison Tuesday afternoon, calling him “desperate” and “very dangerous.”
The George County Sheriff's Office says 33-year-old Drew Johnson managed to break out of the South Mississippi Correctional Institution in Leakeville.
one in post on FacebookThe Sheriff's Office says: “He will be desperate and very dangerous. Call his family and alert them. Send them messages and get responses. People tend to be more generous during Christmas and let their guard down. Be alert. Stay and be careful please share this.”
George County Sheriff's Office
mississippi department of corrections They say Johnson is “a large white male”, standing 6 feet tall and weighing 200 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes, and anyone who sees him is urged to contact the nearest law enforcement agency. An undated photo released by the sheriff's office shows he has tattoos on his neck, above his forehead and over his eyes.
Johnson was convicted of murder/manslaughter in Rankin County, Mississippi in February 2022 and sentenced to life in prison.
according to a 2022 statement From the district attorney's office in Shelby County, Tennessee, while Johnson was awaiting trial in the Mississippi case, he pleaded guilty to multiple crimes in Shelby County, including the 2016 stabbing death of a man whose body was found Was found in southwest Memphis and attempted murder. A fellow inmate in the Shelby County Jail.