Convicted murderer escapes transport bus in Centerville - UPDATE: KILLED 6/2/2022

[Coiled]

Escape

POSTED: May 12, 2022

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is searching for an escaped inmate in Leon County. 46-year-old Gonzalo Lopez assaulted a correctional officer on a transport bus and then fled from the vehicle. TDCJ, OIG, and multiple law enforcement agencies are searching for the inmate near Highway 7 westbound in Leon County approximately 1.5 miles from Interestate 45. Lopez is serving a life sentence for capital murder out of Hidalgo County and attempted capital murder out of Webb County. If you spot Lopez, immediately contact 911 and do not approach him.

For media inquiries please contact Robert Hurst at 936-577-4934

A staging area is located at the Dairy Queen westbound on Highway 7.

https://tdcj.texas.gov/alert/index.html

 

[popsgarland]

It doesn't say how he escaped.

My understanding is that when transporting an inmate, especially one serving a life term for murder, is that the inmate is hand and leg cuffed to the seat or some kinda bar. And there should be at least 2 guards on the bus.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Says he assaulted an officer on the bus and escaped.

But yeah, big fail on the cuff/leg iron part....

 

[popsgarland]

Says he assaulted an officer on the bus and escaped.

Yea. I read that.

I guess what I meant was in my second paragraph.

 

[Hoji]

I hope he resists. Vigorously resists.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

In Mexico by nightfall

 

[toddnjoyce]

Here’s a mug shot if anybody’s interested in going hunting.

 

[Coiled]

Are the mug shots not visible in #1?

 

[toddnjoyce]

Are the mug shots not visible in #1?

Here’s what I see.

 

[seeker_two]

A little too close to my neighborhood....Baboon's, too.

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[ZX9RCAM]

Are the mug shots not visible in #1?

I can see them.

On my phone.

Not using TaT.

 

[EZ-E]

I heard a news clip on the radio about him escaping. The radio said he stabbed a guard.

 

[Coiled]

A little too close to my neighborhood....Baboon's, too.

Getting the word out to TGT people was my intent. Once captured, on the website they will either have an announcement or simply remove the ALERT banner from the header, no idea how it's handled on FB.

 

[Coiled]

I heard a news clip on the radio about him escaping. The radio said he stabbed a guard.

That did happen, no major injuries to staff.

 

[candcallen]

Says he assaulted an officer on the bus and escaped.

But yeah, big fail on the cuff/leg iron part....

You cant chain inmates to a bus or plane or van.

They should have belly chain cuff and leg irons and boxed out of the cuff key hole access.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

You cant chain inmates to a bus or plane or van.

They should have belly chain cuff and leg irons and boxed out of the cuff key hole access.

Like I said, big fail on the cuffs/leg irons.

 

[popsgarland]

Are the mug shots not visible in #1?

I can see the mug shots.

 

[candcallen]

Like I said, big fail on the cuffs/leg irons.

Several fail points probably.

Strip search.

Proper cuff leg irons belly chain

Search of the bus

Supervision and close contact vigilance.


I have transported inmates in cars vans buses and a plane once. It's not a game and, like most phuck ups, there has to be multiple failures or conspiracy and prior planning to do something like this. An innate taking advantage of a situation is usually caught quickly in a situation like this.

Just sayin without knowing the facts/details.

Here is a box that prevents access to key holes and limits wrist movements

I prefer the higher security cuffs like this for transportation but they arent cheap and if you lose the key.... so they were rarely used. Sad. May be different today. The were like 500 bucks a set back in the 90s. I think they are half that now. Set being leg irons and belly chain.

There are also these....

 

[billtool]

Keep your powder dry friends. Who knows where this moron will turn up.

 

[Axxe55]

Keep your powder dry friends. Who knows where this moron will turn up.

Centerville isn't very far from us. Wouldn't be in his best interests to come around here.