TGCSO captures final juvenile center escapee
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — The Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office has captured the final individual involved in the January 2024 escape from the Tom Green County Juvenile Justice Center that saw one guard violently assaulted.
17-year-old T’Jon Walker had escaped from the Tom Green County Juvenile Justice Center on Jan. 8 after assaulting a guard and escaping the facility on foot with two other inmates. The two accomplices were captured the following day, but Walker remained at large and an investigation into his location remained active. He would later be placed on the Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office Most Wanted list.
PREVIOUSLY: 2 juveniles escapees captured, Most Wanted escapee still at large
The Sheriff’s Office obtained two search and arrest warrants at 11:30 a.m. Monday, March 4, for an address in the 900 block of Shiloh and the 1900 block of Raney Street. Assisting the sheriff’s office in the operation were the Texas Department Of Public Safety (CID Division), the San Angelo Police Department, the Texas Parks and Wildlife and the San Angelo Fire Department.
The Tom Green County Special Response Team (SRT) executed the warrant in the 900 Block of Shiloh at 1 p.m. only to find the fugitive had left the residence. As the SRT team and deputies closed in to serve the second search warrant on Raney Street, Walker was observed attempting to flee the area on foot and was taken into custody.
Prior to his escape, Walker had been detained in the Tom Green County Juvenile Justice Center for Deadly Conduct — Discharge of a Firearm and Theft of a Firearm. Walker is now additionally charged with Assault on a Public Servant (Felony 3) and Evading Arrest, among other charges.
This is an active investigation and additional charges may be forthcoming.
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