Police in North Port this morning are still searching for a man that escaped from police custody yesterday afternoon.

41-year old Robert Harrelson was wanted on a number of drug and weapons charges when he escaped on foot around 3pm.

Students at Cranberry Elementary School had a delayed release yesterday because of the ongoing search.
He’s described as a white male, 5’5, 170 with short dark hair and blue eyes. Anyone with information on his location is asked to call police.