Authorities are seeking an armed man who escaped from jail last week in Western Maryland and has since been spotted in the Washington area. After being arrested on Jan. 21, Deandre Kelly assaulted two officers at the Garrett County Detention Center two days later and forced them to open an exit door by producing a gun, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. They considering Kelly to be armed and extremely dangerous.

Kelly is said to have an extensive community network in the D.C. area. The University of Maryland sent out an alert in College Park that he had been spotted in the area. Although he was not seen on campus, the U.S. Marshals Service believe he is still in the Washington area. Kelly is 6 feet tall and weighs 275 pounds. He is 29 years old, black with a medium complexion with short, black hair. He has used aliases including Deandre Roach, John Williams and Zed Kelly.