UPDATE:
CLARKSTOWN POLICE HAVE ANNOUNCED THE SUSPECT HAS BEEN APPREHENDED.
NEW CITY – A suspect escaped from the Rockland County Courthouse at about 4 p.m. on Monday and Clarkstown Police said he was on foot heading in an unknown direction.
Christopher Palumbo, 33, is white, about five feet, six-inches tall with tattoos on his neck.
He has a ponytail and was wearing a gray colored hoodie, red or orange hat, black pants and gray shoes.
Police ask anyone who sees Palumbo to call 911 immediately. They said there is no reason to believe he is armed.