Fort Worth manhunt for escaped inmate ends with one in custody

The Brief

  • A Tarrant County jail inmate escaped custody Monday and was recaptured after a manhunt the same afternoon.
  • 27-year-old Carlos Rodriguez Romero reportedly slipped through his handcuffs and escaped the van he was in on his way to court.
  • Police apprehended him at a trailer park near where he escaped. He was captured only wearing boxers and a white T-shirt.

FORT WORTH, Texas A Tarrant County jail inmate was captured this afternoon after escaping from a transport van.

What we know:

Tarrant County sheriff Bill Waybourn say 27-year-old Carlos Rodriguez Romero escaped from a transport van on the way to a court appearance.

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