Authorities said a convicted sex offender serving life without parole was apprehended in Texas on Monday after escaping jail with the help of his mother the day before.
Robert Yancy Jr., 39, was apprehended at 8:05 a.m. in Matagorda County after two civilians recognized him in a park in Palacios, about 45 miles west of the Texas Department of Corrections’ Clemens Unit, and called police, according to TDCJ spokeswoman Amanda Hernandez.
Yancy will be charged with felony escape. Authorities have also arrested two others who are suspected of assisting Yancy in his escape.
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Leonor Priestle, Yancy’s mother, was charged with allowing/facilitating an escape, and Russell Williams was charged with criminal intent to flee.
Authorities said Yancy escaped at 3:38 p.m. Sunday from the Clemens Unit in Brazoria, where he was serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for continuous sexual abuse of a child from Victoria County.
Yancy was last seen in a white Nissan Versa with his mother, wearing a black beanie and a black sweater, according to a social media post by the Brazoria County Pct. 4 Constable’s Office.
Deputies entered the vehicle’s license plate into a state-wide license plate reader system and received a hit around 6:09 p.m. showing the vehicle was in Victoria County, where authorities say Priestle lives.
“All information obtained at this point leads us to believe Yancy is no longer in Brazoria County,” the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office said at the time.
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The Victoria Police Department said officers stopped a white Nissan in the 100 block of Sam Houston Drive shortly before 8:30 p.m. in connection with the escaped inmate.
According to police, the vehicle’s sole occupant, a female driver, had an outstanding felony warrant related to Yancy’s escape. She was arrested, but police did not reveal her identity at the time.
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