LIBERTY COUNTY, Texas – A convicted burglar escaped the Liberty County Jail on Tuesday.
Authorities have identified the convict as Phillip Henry Freeman, 38. Officials said Freeman was convicted for burglary of a habitation.
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Freeman is described as being 6 feet tall, 175 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.
The Liberty County Sheriff's Office said Freeman was confirmed missing at 11 a.m., and a search immediately began. Investigators said Freeman has "no record of past violence, although he does have one prior arrest for resisting arrest."
KPRC 2 was told he was last seen wearing a brown-colored jail jumpsuit, similar to nurses scrubs.
Anyone with information about Freeman's whereabouts is asked to call the Liberty County Sheriff's Office at 936-336-4500.