Broward Sheriff’s Office fugitive unit detectives are searching for an inmate who walked away from a health center Tuesday evening in Fort Lauderdale. BSO detention deputies transferred the inmate, Azmi Mahmoud, from the Main Jail to the Henderson Behavioral Health facility earlier today, per court order. Deputies were notified at approximately 6:30 p.m. Mahmoud left the facility undetected in an unknown direction at approximately 5:45 p.m. Mahmoud was arrested by BSO on Nov. 21, 2020, and was being held without bond for violation of probation on charges including battery on a person 65 years old or older, grand theft and possession of cocaine and several other charges. Mahmoud is a 46-year-old Middle Eastern male, about 6’2” tall, approximately 250 lbs. with medium length black and grey hair and tattoos on both forearms (Left Forearm NY brooklyn liberty statue, Right Forearm skeleton and “latiha” “forever father 7904). He was last seen wearing his tan jail uniform with socks and flip flops. Here is link to his photo: https://app.box.com/s/1mt8862q5gfko13sl9mu878q8ur6xe4v. Anyone with information on Azmi Mahmoud’s whereabouts is urged not to approach him; instead, call 911 to report his location. Media Staging will be at the N.W. 27th Ave. and N.W. 19th Street in Fort Lauderdale. A PIO will be on scene at 9:30 p.m.
View the online news release, print the news packet and download any related attachments.
Want to stay up-to-date about BSO events, crime trends and safety tips? Sign up for Broward Sheriff’s e-Alerts and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. For more information, please visit www.sheriff.org.
Do not reply to this message. Unsubscribe or you may manage your BSO e-Alerts account by visiting https://www.sheriff.org/CS/Pages/E-Alerts.aspx.
