HAMPTON COUNTY, SC (WCSC / WTOC) - Authorities are looking for a prison escapee who may be headed to Colleton County.
A Stephens County, Ga., deputy was transporting 37-year-old prisoner Perry Alton Sullivan to Allendale, S.C., when a physical altercation took place. Sullivan was somehow able to overpower the deputy and take off in his cruiser.

According to reports from WRDW in Augusta, Ga., the prisoner also took the deputy's weapon. Allendale authorities located the deputy and he is OK. The vehicle is a black marked Stephens County sheriff's deputy car with orange markings.

Authorities say Sullivan could be in the Hampton County area or could be headed to Colleton County, Bamberg County or Stephens County, Ga.

The Colleton County Sheriff's Office is assisting the Allendale County Sheriff's Office and the State Law Enforcement Division with the search in case the suspect comes into its jurisdiction, Chief Deputy Ted Stanfield said.

Sullivan is 5'10" and weighs 160 pounds. he has brown hair and green eyes. He has several tattoos including a coffin with wings on his neck and chest area, and skulls on both arms. Sullivan is from Bowersville, Ga.

Source: http://www.live5news.com/story/15292507/prisoner-escapes-with-deputys-car

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