A weeklong hunt for an escapee ended with success as the Harris County Sheriff's Office took Travis Earl Bryant II back into custody, confirming the capture on social media following his daring break from a Houston processing center.
Bryant, 47, managed to escape the watchful eyes of law enforcement at the Harris County Joint Processing Center on January 28 around 12:55 p.m., during what should have been a routine transfer. He was being sent to Jefferson County to face a misdemeanor charge, but little clarity has been provided on how he slipped away from the facility located on San Jacinto Street, according to reports from KHOU.
Previously arrested in Harris County on a Jefferson County warrant on January 22, Bryant's newfound freedom was short-lived. The sheriff's department announced his recapture, but provided no detailed account of Bryant's whereabouts during his time as a fugitive or the circumstances surrounding his re-arrest, as per an announcement released earlier this morning.
While the exact maneuvers Bryant employed to evade his keepers remain undisclosed, the additional charges he now faces, on top of his initial misdemeanor case for possession of a controlled substance, have yet to be declared. The incident has raised serious questions about the security measures in place at the processing center, as noted by Click2Houston.
