St. Mary Parish Officials Searching For Escaped Inmates

Police in St. Mary Parish are looking for two people who allegedly escaped from the St. Mary Parish Jail.

Police said 28-year-old Christopher Lee Horton and 36-year-old Joshua James Folks are at large.

Police said Horton was being held for second-degree murder and arson. Folks was incarcerated for theft and aggravated escape. Both men should be considered dangerous, police said.

Horton is described as a white male, 5-foot-11, and weighing 250 pounds. Folks is described as a white male, about 5-foot-9, weighing 178 pounds.

If you have any information, call the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office at (985) 828-1960 or the jail at (985) 836-5520.