{"id":136338,"date":"2026-01-24T09:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T09:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/136338\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T09:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T09:50:08","slug":"harris-county-suspect-escapes-from-ben-taub-hospital-officials-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/136338\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris County suspect escapes from Ben Taub Hospital, officials say"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">HOUSTON &#8211; A Harris County assault suspect has reportedly escaped custody from Ben Taub Hospital, and authorities are turning to the public to help find him.<\/p>\n<p>   Harris County suspect on the run <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/617473642_1339696414866301_2434144079276391698_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-0dea8073=\"\">Photos of Carlos Molina Hernandez (Photo credit: Harris County Sheriff&#8217;s Office) <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HCSOTexas\/posts\/pfbid08AbSCLVMDbtUfqHJgf1kCZ1BwXc6qqLWQbgztyrKrZiwnguqEnkvs94ipoLvahYel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">According to the sheriff&#8217;s office<\/a>, 27-year-old Carlos Molina Hernandez escaped custody from the hospital at about 4:45 p.m. on Friday.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Officials say Hernandez was taken to the hospital at about noon after an aggravated assault call from the Tomball area, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/9800+Berry+Orchard+Ln,+Tomball,+TX+77375\/@30.0710067,-95.5814228,14.75z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x86472d6654fc9e89:0xbd34bf0ebf6a65da!8m2!3d30.0674488!4d-95.5697091?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDEyMS4wIKXMDSoKLDEwMDc5MjA2N0gBUAM%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">on Berry Orchard Lane<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">What we don&#8217;t know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">No other details are available at this time.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">What you can do:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Anyone with information on Carlos Hernandez&#8217;s whereabouts can call 911 or Crime Stoppers of Houston (713-222-TIPS[8477]).<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: Harris County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/crime-publicsafety\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime and Public Safety<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/organization\/texas-dps\/hcso\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harris County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/harris-county\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harris County<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/houston\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/top-stories\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Top Stories<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON &#8211; 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