Florida Inmate Escapes From Panhandle Work Release Program

Deputies are looking for an inmate who ran away from a state-operated work release program.

Officials say 35-year-old Jonathan P. Porter may have been picked Wednesday morning up by a woman driving a 2012 white Nissan Versa with California license plates.

The Pensacola News Journal reports Escambia County Sheriff's officials say they're searching for Porter, but he may have left the area.

He was serving a 15-year sentence at the Century Correctional Institution for a conspiracy to commit armed robbery conviction in Orange County. Officials say no one should approach Porter if they see him.

The Department of Corrections website says Porter is bald with blue eyes and weighs about 200 pounds. He has tear drops tattooed under each eye and the name Lisa tattooed on his neck.