SHAWNEE COUNTY— Authorities are continuing the search for an inmate who escaped from a work crew in Topeka.

The Shawnee County Department of Corrections says 27-year-old Brian Andrew Worrell ran away Wednesday on his first day with that crew.  The Shawnee County Sheriff’s office confirmed late Thursday afternoon he was still missing.

Maj. Tim Phelps says that Worrell is not thought to be an active threat to any member of the public.

Worrell was part of a community work crew was helping with code compliance work. Worrell ran away when the crew supervisor began taking photos of the work. The remaining inmates were then secured.

He had been booked into the jail Sept. 20 on misdemeanor warrants charging him with theft and criminal damage to property and other charges.