Tag: Manhunt

Texas prison escapee captured after brief manhunt

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice on Sunday apprehended an escapee who was serving 20 years in prison after a brief manhunt. Inmate Kidanny Robles, 33, was shot in the arm after not obeying commands and taken into custody about three miles away from the Clemens Unit trusty camp in Angleton, Texas, where he was […]

In 1976, an Oklahoma prison escape and manhunt made headlines

In June 1976, the escape of seven men from the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester made headlines for more than a week. One of the escapees was Garland Rex Brinlee Jr., convicted of the bombing death of a Bristow kindergarten teacher in 1971. The seven convicts had escaped by cutting through a utility tunnel late […]

Manhunt underway after cross-county chase and shootout

Authorities are on the lookout for a man accused of shooting at officers and leading a chase from Lincoln County into Cleveland County. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office says officers spotted a car that was reported stolen and got behind it on Highway 10 in Lincoln, near Vale. It happened just around 4 p.m. According […]