Two 'extremely dangerous' inmates flee Texas jail, possibly only in underwear

[UnrepentantLiberal]

Source: Reuters



SAN ANTONIO, Texas —An inmate suspected of strangling a man with shoelaces escaped with a fellow prisoner from a Texas jail on Tuesday, triggering a manhunt for what authorities described as two dangerous fugitives, possibly clad in nothing but their underwear.

"They squeezed their way through the fence somehow," said Sergeant Brad Cummings, a spokesman for the Hopkins County Sheriff's office in Sulphur Springs, Texas, about 80 miles northeast of Dallas.

The men escaped from the county jail recreation yard and their black-and-white prison uniforms were later found on the outskirts of the detention facility, which has a capacity to house about 200 inmates, he said.

"Officers were notified that the two subjects had left the jail, and we immediately set up a command post and notified all surrounding agencies, and all schools within our county are on lockdown," Cummings said.

Read more: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/02/17572851-two-extremely-dangerous-inmates-flee-texas-jail-possibly-only-in-underwear?lite

[graham4anything]

1. It goes without saying,(or should) they are NOT people to idolize.

not saying anyone is, but somehow these things tend to attract groupies and
NO they are not noble, not good, etc. and both are a menace to society.

[ret5hd]

19. So what, exactly, are you trying to tell us?

[Blandocyte]

2. But not wearing legal briefs, I suppose. n/t

[Earth_First]

3. I guess they won't be hard to spot then... n/t

[BainsBane]

4. That one on the left looks especially mean

[Horse with no Name]

6. The one on the left was sentenced yesterday to 40 yrs

the one on the right is charged with capital murder.

A couple of guys that don't have much to lose....

[alcibiades_mystery]

11. Much easier to break out fo this rinky dink facility than a texas state penitentiary, apparently

The sentenced dude was probably due for transfer imminently.

[Horse with no Name]

15. They generally will house the inmates as long as they can even after they are sentenced

so they can get state money.

Sometimes it can take up to a couple of months...even though there are multiple prisons within an hour or two. It always comes down to the money.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

7. You DO NOT want to run into them.

[Horse with no Name]

5. They are supposed to be in our area

Every other car is a law enforcement vehicle.

Schools were on lockdown.

Bad thing is, it is going to be cold and raining and storming tonight....and where they might have stayed outside, they might now decide to try to break in somewhere to get warm and dry.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

8. Yikes!

That's enough to give you nightmares.

[Downtown Hound]

9. Underwear or prison stripes

Take your pick, but it sounds to me like neither one is going to make you blend in.

[Horse with no Name]

12. They are warning people that are coming home to be wary

that it is possible that their homes have been broken into to obtain clothing, etc.

[alcibiades_mystery]

10. "They squeezed their way through the fence somehow"

Worst. Jail. Ever.

The idea that they're in their underwear is stupid. They dumped their jail clothes, probably because they had somebody leave clothes there or pick them up.

[Horse with no Name]

14. The Sheriff said the jail is in a "little disrepair" and overcrowded

Well...yeah. I would call it that too.

Lots of the jails around here contract to other places to make money so overcrowding is an issue.

[marble falls]

13. They'll escape in a 5K fun run. Be sure to lock up your shoelaces.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

16. Funniest reply at MSNBC:

"two dangerous fugitives, possibly clad in nothing but their underwear"

Well if it was July they could be hiding in plain sight on somebody's front porch and never be spotted.

[Horse with no Name]

17. LOL

On one of the local boards....someone said truthfully that all they needed to do was roll in the mud and get rid of the tell-tale whites....then they would fit in and not be detected.

[Horse with no Name]

18. They are kicking in doors about 40 miles North

at the home of a girlfriend.

[Horse with no Name]

20. Just read on a local blog that there was a house broken into

where clothes were taken and their car was missing.

Oh...and a gun too.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

21. Uh oh.

I hope this doesn't end badly. Stone cold killers with nothing to lose.

[Horse with no Name]

22. It is sad that I read it on a personal blog about 40 minutes ago--Social media ahead of the curve

the Sheriff Department just released this and, I think it is going to end poorly:

Immediate Warning From Hopkins County Law Enforcement:

Minutes ago a 2010 Black SUV Saturn "VUE," License # CR6D425 was stollen from a residence on Houston Street in Sulphur Springs. The vehicle is also noted to have had a 22 cal. weapon in the vehicle.

"We do not know if this vehicle was stolen by the escapees Tucker and King," related a spokesman for the HCSO.

However, it should be treated that way or that someone armed and dangerous has stolen the vehicle.

If you see this vehicle, please call 911 or the HCSO at (903)4040!

Again, DO NOT APPROACH THIS VEHICLE BUT NOTIFY LAW ENFORCEMENT!!!

[Tx4obama]

23. UPDATE: Hopkins County Escapees CAPTURED

Hopkins County Escapees Captured

A capital murder suspect and a convicted drug offender who escaped from a Hopkins County jail have been captured, the county sheriff's office said Thursday.

Brian Allen Tucker and John Marlin King escaped from the jail Tuesday morning by slipping through a hole in a fence. They were only in a T-shirt and boxers after leaving their jail clothes near railroad tracks close to the jail.

-snip-

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Hopkins-County-Escapees-Captured-201527651.html

[UnrepentantLiberal]

24. Thanks for the update.

I'll see if I can catch it on the news. Though I'm not hopeful with cable news.