Manhunt underway for Florida prison escapee with distinctive face tattoos

An inmate with an extensive history of criminal offenses is on the run after escaping from a Florida prison last week.

Anthony Ray Barnes had been assigned to work detail, holding traffic signs in Bellview, according to the Florida Department of Corrections. At some point between 2:04 p.m. and 6:37 p.m. on Thursday, he cut off his ankle monitor and fled, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office reveals. Although investigators believe Barnes may be in Santa Rosa County, they’ve so far been unable to track him down, they say.

Barnes -- whose rap sheet includes battery, burglary and drug violations -- is described as 6-feet, 1 inch tall, 215 pounds, with brown hair, blue eyes and multiple face tattoos. Sheriff’s investigators are asking anyone who sees Barnes to give them a call.

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