Texas Escapee Caught in Louisiana

A Texas death row inmate who walked out of jail last week and set off a nationwide manhunt, has been captured in Louisiana as he was talking on a pay phone in Shreveport. Authorities would not disclose the nature of the tip they received leading to the capture of Charles Victor Thompson.

Authorities said they were acting on a tip when police captured Thompson, outside a liquor store and apparently intoxicated, talking to someone from a pay phone.

Investigators are still trying to determine if Thompson had assistance in making a bold escape from the Harris County Jail in Houston last Thursday. He was wearing street clothes and had a phony ID badge when he walked past at least four jail employees out the door.

"He never should have got out," Harris County Sheriff's Lt. John Martin said. "To have him back in custody again, this is where he belongs. He was convicted of capital murder. He was twice sentenced to death. There is no scenario under which he should be free roaming around on the street."

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