Bay St. George RCMP continue their search for an inmate who busted out of the Stephenville Correctional Centre Friday night.
Thirty-one-year-old Tyler Bennett of Mattis Point escaped from prison sometime after 6 p.m.
Various searches and traffic stops throughout the town turned up empty.
He is 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighs 160 pounds and has multiple tattoos on his face and body. Police believe he was shirtless at the time of his escape.
Bennett was being held in custody after police arrested him last month in connection with a number of break-in’s in the Bay St. George area.
Anyone with information on Tyler Bennett’s whereabouts is urged to contact the authorities.