Most Wanted: Convict with violent past walks away from halfway house

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U.S. marshals are looking for a fugitive with a violent past who escaped from a halfway house in the District, and they are asking the public for information that could help lead to his arrest.

Thirty-two-year-old Jalil Mathews was being held at the halfway house for a recent felony drug arrest. Although Mathews was not being held for a violent crime, law enforcement officials say they are concerned because of his criminal history.

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