GAHANNA – Mifflin Township police are on the lookout for a man they escaped from custody after assaulting an officer and is considered armed and dangerous.
Dewayne “Skeet” Sears was arrested Wednesday for carrying a loaded firearm while on probation and other charges, according to police spokeswoman Melissa Rapp.
After Sears, 25, was taken to the Mifflin Township Police Department for processing, he assaulted a police officer and escaped and Rapp says he could not be located after a search of the area by several local law enforcement agencies.
Rapp said Sears is known to frequent the area around Linden, Cleveland Avenue and State route 161 on the northeast Side.
Sears has been charged with having weapons on probation, escape, carrying a concealed weapon, and felonious assault.
If the public has any information on Sears’ whereabouts, they are urged to contact the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office 614-525-3333 or their local police. They say the public should not attempt to detain him.