Capital murder suspect escapes Mississippi Jail

(AP) — Authorities in western Mississippi launched a massive search Wednesday for a capital murder suspect who escaped from a county jail.

Schools in the area were on lockdown after Rafael McCloud, 33, escaped from the Warren County jail early Wednesday wearing a jail employee uniform, Vicksburg law enforcement authorities said.

McCloud is charged with capital murder, sexual battery, rape, arson, home invasion, being a felon in possession of a firearm and grand larceny auto theft, records show.