Two men escaped Wednesday, Jan. 7, night while being transported from the Falfurrias checkpoint to a detention center in Robstown, prompting a six-hour search involving multiple law enforcement agencies in southern Jim Wells County.
The escape occurred at the intersection of Farm-to-Market 1930 and 1352, according to Jim Wells County Sheriff Joseph “Guy” Baker.
“What I know is that they were being transported from the Falfurrias checkpoint to the GEO detention facility and that’s when the escape occurred,” Baker said.
Two men escape during transport from checkpoint to detention center in Jim Wells County
Multiple agencies worked together in an aerial and ground search to locate the two men. The search involved helicopters and officers combing through rural areas of the county…