Morgan City man escapes from East Caroll jail

A Morgan City man local man is escaped from River Bend Detention Center, the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office said.

Sheriff Gary Driskell announced that in the early morning hours Monday, 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 invasion and aggravated armed robbery and is named in three warrants for failure to appear by the Morgan City PD.

There are no reports of Escort being in St. Mary Parish, the Sheriff's Office said, but with his ties to the parish a be-on-the-lookout notice has been issued to all local law enforcement agencies.

Further information on this incident will be released as it becomes available.