The FBI has joined in the hunt for a suspected bank robber and convicted car thief who escaped last week from the Harford County Detention Center.
Terrance Kassis Washington, 31, of New Orleans crossed state lines shortly after he escaped the Harford County Detention Center by feigning illness last Wednesday.
Hel eft behind a trail of stolen vehicles, including a truck from the Abingdon area that was later found along I-85 in Mecklenburg County, Va. Harford County Sheriff?s office spokesman Lt. Jim Eyler said.
Eyler described Washington as a skilled car thief. When Washington finishes with one car, Eyler said, he dumps it and steals another.
Washington is now believed to be traveling in the southern U.S. in a stolen a 1994 black GMC Sonoma pickup truck with Virginia vanity plates “BDONS” stolen from Mecklenburg County early Thursday morning, Eyler said. A set of Virginia license plates, CJ 5982, also were reported stolen around the same time, but it remains unknown if that case is related, Eyler said.
The FBI issued an arrest warrant for Washington, charging him with two counts of bank robbery and one count of escape for offenses in Louisiana and Arkansas, Eyler said.
“We areinvolved in the investigation,” said Special Agent Michelle Crnkovich of the Baltimore FBI Field Office. He declined to elaborate.
Washington should be considered armed and dangerous, Eyler said.
Anyone who has information about the case is asked to call the FBI at 410-265-8080, the United States Marshal Service at 1-800-336-0102 or the Harford County Sheriff’s Office at 410-838-6600. The Harford County Crime Solvers also is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to Washington?s arrest. The Crime Solvers tip line is 1-888-540-TIPS.
