Police in Howard County are searching for an inmate who walked out of Howard County General Hospital Thursday night.
Timothy Powers, 52, is considered a minimum security inmate, police say. Powers, who was receiving treatment at the Columbia hospital, walked away from the facility at 8 p.m.
Officers searched the surrounding area and past known addresses for Powers, but he has not been located. Police do not believe he had access to a car.
Powers is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 175 pounds. He was last seen wearing a burgundy sweater, jeans and shoes.
Anyone with information should call 911.