Handcuffed Suspect Escapes Police Custody

The hunt is on for a man who escaped from police custody at around 3am Thursday.

Sylvester Mitchell, 33, is wanted for Attempted Murder in Philadelphia and was being transported from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 

He escaped from the transport van en route to Philadelphia, according to public affairs.

Police are unsure when and where he escaped.  It was some time between 2:30a.m and 3:30a.m., and he may have broken loose in Annapolis, Md., public affairs said.

If you see or have information on Mitchell's whereabouts, you're asked to call police.

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