Inmate escapes from Lew Sterrett jail in Dallas

Police and Dallas County sheriff’s deputies are searching for a man who escaped from the Lew Sterrett jail in Downtown Dallas.

Edgar Jaquez-Moreno, 24, took off around 8 p.m. Wednesday when minimum security inmates were dumping trash into a compactor.

The search for him is centered around the jail along Riverfront Boulevard in Dallas.

Jaquez-Moreno is considered a non-violent offender. Anyone who spots him should call police.