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Search Continues For State Work Release Inmate That Escaped In Escambia County
May 7, 2022
The search is continuing for a state work release inmate that escaped in Escambia County.
Inmate Anthony Ray Barnes was last seen Wednesday when he was assigned to L30 Traffic Services to hold traffic signs.
He checked in with a Florida Department of Corrections correctional officer at 2:04 p.m. Then at 6:37 p.m. it was discovered Barnes had removed his ankle monitor and left the state’s work-release program. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office was asked to assist in the search for Barnes at 9 p.m.
Barnes’ last known location was the intersection of Mobile Highway and Boulder Street.
He is a white male, six-feet one-inch tall, 215 pounds, with balding brown hair, blue eyes, with multiple facial tattoos.
Barnes has an extensive arrest record with multiple felony charges including battery, drug violations, and burglary. He is currently serving time for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and fleeing and eluding from Santa Rosa County.
It was believed Barnes may have in Santa Rosa County with 25-year-old Dalton Dakota Ballard, who was wanted for fleeing and eluding by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office. But Ballard is now in jail.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620, the FDOC at (850) 922-6867 or their local law enforcement agency.
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15 Responses to “Search Continues For State Work Release Inmate That Escaped In Escambia County”
How tall is he?
Put a cash reward on his inky head and someone will bring him in. Yeah, don’t judge a book by it’s cover. LOL!
@RanaeVankirk Please don’t be so naive that it puts your life in jeopardy. There’s a reason this guy is in custody that you don’t know anything about. There’s a reason he had on a monitor and he was being supervised, although not too well, I see. Please don’t get involved with people in State custody. For one thing, it’s a crime and one that could be compounded with other crimes if you fall prey to his nonsense.
He is actually a very nice guy I met him a few days ago when he was working holding signs at the end of my street on Clifton and Lucerne and he asked me for a cigarette and I ended up talking to him and looks are deceiving because the man is very sweet and nice I think he just had a lot of bad luck as a juvenile and now he’s finishing his sentence in work release but has gotten into trouble again by leaving work release but what do you expect when you put somebody halfway on the streets and then expect him to not want to just be free you know it’s kind of silly when you think about it if you’re putting somebody in prison and then letting them free on the streets with the regular job and money and temptations drugs everything like that you can’t expect somebody to stay you know 100% honest and loyal and trustworthy in that situation
We need to hold the State responsible for failure, they would do it to us. If this guy hurts some when he should have been locked up, what is the State going to do for you, nothing.
Looks can be deceiving…..
He looks so trustworthy though.
Sounds like he was working un-supervised. With multiple felony charges like he has.. WHY would he EVER be allowed on a work release UNATTENDED and UN-SUPERVISED???? Inquiring minds want to know!!!
And he looks like such a sweet guy.
the illustrated man may be hiding in plain sight with a carnival or circus act, also check out all the tattoo parlors
Amen molino girl x10
You want to hear how DOC works. Sex Offenders (perverts) on probation, are hardly monitored. They report in to the PO once a month, and their PO come out to their house once a month. Other than that they are free to roam our streets. DOC needs to be checking on the at least once a week if not more. And as a topper, they have a 10PM – 6AM curfew. The PO check on them once every 3 months to make sure they are at home.
Easy To Find!
“Barnes has an extensive arrest record with multiple felony charges including battery, drug violations, and burglary. He is currently serving time for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and fleeing and eluding from Santa Rosa County.”
Who’s idea was it to let this joker out of jail on work release. Long criminal history, multiple felonies including violence should have precluded him from ever getting out in public. I’m so tired of criminals and people going easy on them. Bring back the 3 strikes you’re out, and if they are violent felonies, as in out permanently. Like executed out.
it shouldn’t be hard to recognize him.