Cleveland County Sheriff Joe Lester said deputies are on the lookout for an inmate who escaped after posing as his cellmate.
Police are looking for Rowdy Offield after authorities said he changes his appearance to mimic the look of his cellmate who was scheduled to be released on Monday.
Detectives said they've learned that several inmates in the detention center conspired with Offield to help him trick jailers that he was the inamte whose bond had been posted.
Police said Offield was last seen around 8:30 p.m. Monday night walking North from the detention center.
“This is very serious and we are utilizing all of our resources to locate Offield”, said Lester Tuesday morning. “We are currently using the U.S. marshals office, the District Attorney’s Street Crimes Task Force and local law enforcement to assist us in this search. We have also began an in-house investigation to determine how to stop this from ever happening in the future.”
Offield was last seen wearing black and white tennis shoes, black pants, a black T-shirt and a white thermal shirt.Deputies said Offield should be considered dangerous.
Offield was charged June 29 in Cleveland County with robbery with a weapon. Court documents indicate he is accused of showing a gun to rob a clerk at the Walmart in east Norman.
Offield had been transferred from a penitentiary in Fulton, Mo., to face the Cleveland County charge.
Anyone who may come in contact with Offield, or who may have information regarding his location is urged to call the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office at 405-321-8600 and ask for a detective.
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