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DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. — The Desoto County Sheriff’s Department is searching for an escaped prisoner.

Phillip Herron, 43, walked away from a work detail in the downtown area of Hernando earlier Tuesday, the sheriff’s office says.

The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department and Hernando Police Department are engaged in the search.