InternationalGeorgia 's Department of Public Safety says a murder suspect escaped atAtlanta 'sairport Thursday.- The suspect escaped from police while being extradited to Arizona.
- Police said the suspect escaped when sheriff's deputies removed his leg restraints so he could walk down a set of stairs.
Police are searching for a murder suspect who escaped custody at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Thursday, Georgia's Department of Public Safety said on Twitter.
The suspect, 20-year-old Jsaan Carlos Strover, escaped from police on Thursday morning while being extradited by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office of Arizona.
Strover was charged with first-degree murder, attempt to commit first degree murder, and assault earlier this month, according to FOX 5 Atlanta.
The Fulton County Sheriff's Office told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Strover escaped two Maricopa deputies who were escorting him back to Arizona.
Investigators said the deputies removed Strover's leg restraints so he could walk down a set of stairs in the rental car area of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Instead, Strover pushed past them and ran away.
Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill told Fox 5 Atlanta that Strover was last seen entering a wooded area near the airport in College Park, Georgia.
Police described Strover - who was handcuffed when he escaped - as a Black man, six-foot-three-inches tall, and 150 pounds. Officials said he has a tattoo on his neck and was wearing a blue jacket, black sweatpants pants, and no shoes when he escaped.
Anyone with knowledge of Strover's whereabouts has been asked to call 911 or the