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Searcy Co. Sheriff's Department searching for escaped inmate, may be with Marshall woman

Armstrong escaped the county jail last night around 9 p.m. and is still on the run. He was in jail with first-degree murder charges and is considered dangerous.

UPDATE: 31-year-old Matthew Clayton Armstrong is still on the run after he escaped from the Searcy County Detention Center on July 14 around 9 p.m.

According to Searcy County Sheriff Joey Pruitt, Armstrong may be with 43-year-old Mandy Watts of Marshall.

Credit: KTHV

According to the press release, the sheriff's office is currently being assisted by multiple law enforcement agencies in their continuous search for Armstrong.

He is believed to be dangerous and potentially armed.

Please contact the Searcy County Sheriff's Office at 870-448-2340 with any information, though police are asking you do not engage with Armstrong if seen.

ORIGINAL:

MARSHALL, Ark. (KTHV) - The Searcy County Sheriff's Department is searching for Matthew Clayton Armstrong, an inmate who escaped from the Searcy County Jail.

Armstrong was arrested with first-degree murder charges and is considered dangerous. Law enforcement is actively looking for him, though they are releasing limited information in case Armstrong has access to social media.

He escaped last night around 9 p.m. with fellow inmate Jason Brannon, who was taken back into custody 6 a.m. Sunday morning.

Armstrong has been locked up since his arrest in March when he was accused of shooting a woman in the head after initially calling it into police saying she had killed herself. He was sitting in jail on a million-dollar bond -- an amount reaffirmed by a judge last month.

There are no reports on how the inmates escaped, but Searcy deputies are suggesting residents lock their doors, windows and cars.

If you have any information, please call 911.

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