Detroit — A manhunt continues for a federal prisoner believed to have changed his identity, allowing him to walk out of Wayne County Jail.
Rocky Marquez, 34, strolled out of the jail on Jan. 20 by switching ID bracelets with an inmate who matched his description and was to be released on bond that day, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Marquez was not discovered missing for five days.
U.S. Marshal David Gonzalez, who heads the District of Arizona, said Marquez pulled the same stunt in Maricopa County Jail in Phoenix in May.
"We're surmising at this point that he offered up some kind of financial gain or used threats to switch IDs with a fellow inmate," Gonzalez said.
Marquez had been awaiting extradition back to Arizona to face charges including drug smuggling, perjury and intimidating a witness.
"Marquez should be considered armed and dangerous," a press release from the U.S. Marshals Service said. "He has ties to Mexico, Arizona, Michigan, Florida and California."
Call the U.S. Marshals Service at (800) 336-0102.
By Tony Briscoe
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