ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – – Investigators are searching for a prisoner who went missing Wednesday from the Anderson County Detention.

According to the Anderson County Sheriff's Office, James Holley Cobb was a reliable at the detention center and is thought to have actually strolled off throughout the course of his tasks at the detention.

Staff at the detention center discovered Cobb was gone simply after 6 p.m. after a complete prisoner headcount, the sheriff's workplace said.

The Anderson County Sheriff's Office said Cobb was serving time at the detention center as part of the state's trusty program which designates inmates to local centers to aid with maintenance and other public works duties.

Records from the South Carolina Department of Corrections show that Cobb was serving a 15-year prison sentence for getting in a bank with intent to steal and grand larceny.

The sheriff's office stated Cobb was originally from the Seneca location.

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is assisting in the search for Cobb.

Anybody who sees Cobb is asked to call 911 instantly.

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