Prisoner in handcuffs escapes from parole office

NEW YORK (FOX 5 NY) - A manhunt is on for the prisoner who escaped from a NY State Parole office in Queens while handcuffed.

Dwight Dobson, 27, was in the Merrick Boulevard parole office on a parole violation Tuesday night when he fled.

He was last seen with dreadlocks and blue sweatpants, according to the NYPD.

As of Wednesday morning, Dobson had still not been located.