HARRISVILLE — Officers are searching for a 250-pound man who escaped custody from the borough police station — with no shoes and one hand still cuffed to his back.

John R. Barlow Jr., 55, of Grove City may have feigned a bathroom break to make his getaway Tuesday night, authorities said.

A felony arrest warrant is out on Barlow in connection with his sneaking away. He is wanted on 17 charges, including escape and drunken driving.

According to police, Barlow is white, about five-foot-11-inches tall with brown eyes and brown hair pulled back in a ponytail. He was wearing eyeglasses, a black hooded sweatshirt, tan pants and white socks.

He was shoeless, documents said, and “still had his left hand cuffed behind his back by 2 pair of Peerless (brand) handcuffs.”

It's unlikely that Barlow remains in his cuffed predicament, Anschutz admitted Thursday. By now, it's likely someone's helped him cut off the cuffs.

This is an excerpt — find out more about Barlow's arrest and how he escaped in Friday's Butler Eagle or subscribe online.