LONGVIEW, TX (WTXL) - The search is called off in Texas for an inmate who escaped a prison transport van in Walton County, Florida Monday morning -- fleeing to Mississippi, then to Texas.
Michael Rotunno was spotted in the Longview, Texas area Tuesday.
Another inmate, James Banks also took off, but was found Thursday near Jackson, Mississippi.
Authorities also spotted Rotunno in Mississippi but he left in a black Ford F-350.
Thursday night, police in Longview, Texas found a truck matching the license plate.
This morning, Longview Police got a tip the 30-year-old man was still in the area. Residents in Texas told police a man was spotted knocking on doors asking for help.
The mans description fit Rotunno's.
Three agencies, emergency helicopters, and K9 crews were searching, but through all the efforts, no trace was found.
