Two Tarrant County Jail inmates are back in custody after escaping this week, according to the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office.
The most recent escaped inmate was 26-year-old Victor Castillo who left a jail work detail in the 5400 block of Resource Drive in southeast Fort Worth Tuesday afternoon. Castillo was found in a dry riverbend and back in custody about 30 minutes after leaving, according to the sheriff’s office.
Castillo was arrested in January and charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance, jail records show.
Another inmate, identified as 27-year-old Carlos Romero, escaped while being transported Monday morning. He was found more than two hours later after a manhunt that involved multiple agencies, including the sheriff’s office and the Fort Worth Police Department.
Jail records show Romero was arrested Dec. 4 on two counts of aggravated robbery and one count of tampering with a government school record, license, seal, or permit.
Records also show Romero had a court hearing Monday about an hour before he escaped.
“The Tarrant County Jail system is a highly secure environment,” Sheriff Bill Waybourn said in a statement. “We are confident that the two recent incidents are isolated and not reflective of the overall safety, security, or daily operations of our facilities.”
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