An inmate escaped custody Thursday after he stabbed an officer driving a transport bus and caused the vehicle to crash, KBTX reports.
Gonzalo Lopez, 46, was aboard a bus headed to Huntsville from Gateville for a medical appointment when he got out of his shackles and stabbed the driver in the hand. The two tussled for a bit until the vehicle crashed, allowing Lopez to flee the scene on foot.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice released a photo of Lopez, urging anyone who sees him to contact law enforcement and not approach him. Even though TDCJ officials have no reason to believe he has a weapon on him, he’s still considered to be dangerous. A shelter-in-place order was also issued for the nearby Centerville area.
Lopez had been serving a life sentence for a capital murder charge in one county and attempted capital murder in another.
