Law enforcement searching for inmate who escaped Harris County Joint Processing Center

HOUSTON – Law enforcement in Harris County are searching for an inmate who escaped from custody Tuesday.

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The Harris County Sheriff’s Office says Travis Earl Bryant II, 47, exited the Harris County Joint Processing Center releasing area at around 12:55 p.m.

Law enforcement says Bryant had a hold on him from Jefferson County and had been arrested in Harris County on a misdemeanor charge of possession of a controlled substance. He was in the process of being transferred to Jefferson County.

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The sheriff’s office says he was wearing a dark grey colored mechanics jumper.

He is six feet tall and 175 pounds. If you have seen him, you are urged to call the sheriff’s office at 713-221-6000.