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PARCHMAN, Miss.--Michael Dowda is on the run, possibly has a vehicle and is considered armed and dangerous. The 48-year-old was last seen at 3 p.m. Saturday. A news release from the Miss. Dept. of Corrections says he likely stole a white 2005 Chevy Silverado pickup from prison grounds.
The truck bears a Yalbousha County license plate and a disability tag.
Dowda is a white male, 5 ft. 11, 195 lbs., brown eyes, brown hair and a large build, according to the MDOC website. He was last seen wearing stripes-green and white pants and a white MDOC-issued t-shirt.
Dowda was serving a life sentence for the 1996 murder of his girlfriend in Harrison County. The Sun Herald reports he shot Clarissa Lynn Jarrett once in the head with a .380 caliber pistol and buried her body in a shallow grave. He was caught in Las Vegas three months later. Dowda was convicted and sentenced in 1998.
Anyone who knows where Dowda may be is asked to call MDOC at 601-573-5613 or 662-745-6611 or your local law enforcement. Do not approach Dowda, he is considered armed and dangerous.
