TYLER, Texas (KLTV) – An inmate is in custody after he allegedly escaped from a transport van in Tyler.
According to Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith, the jailer was transporting an inmate named Timothy Chappelle from a low-risk facility (North Jail) to the main facility downtown.
The transport van was stopped at a red light on Gentry when the prisoner broke the window, jumped out and ran away.
Smith said Chapelle broke into two houses on Wisteria Drive. At least one house was occupied.
Smith said that Chapelle was initially only charged with a felony. He will also now be charged with running away and two counts of burglary.
According to Smith, the van’s poor finishes are blamed for the escape.
A prisoner is in custody after allegedly escaping from a transport van in Tyler.
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