Nigel Thomas Sanders was caught at his mother's house in east Harris County about 12 hours after he escaped the downtown courthouse. His mother and sister are also charged.
An escaped inmate who authorities say also tried to carjack a district attorney's office employee at knifepoint was caught early Friday morning, the Harris County Sheriff's Office said.
The sheriff's office said during an update Friday morning that Sanders resisted arrest, so officials deployed their Taser and took him into custody. He's being treated in the hospital. It all started around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, when the sheriff's office received word of an escape, prompting the shutdown of the jail complex, HCSO Assistant Chief Philip Bosquez said.
Sanders got to the building's sallyport, where an employee was getting into her vehicle. Bosquez said there, he jumped in and held her at knifepoint. The woman crashed into several cars, and Sanders took off on foot again, last seen on the street.The University of Houston-Downtown earlier issued an alert to students and staff, warning them to "get indoors immediately," "lock outside doors," and "avoid windows.
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