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| Captured criminal claimed prison staff helped with escape |
| By kens5.com |
| Published: 12/09/2009 |
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CONROE, Texas—The escaped prisoner who was the focus of a week-long manhunt told a local activist that he had help from the inside. Convicted child rapist Arcade Comeaux said the weapon he used to hijack guards was in his cell for at least three weeks. Questions still surround the prison system that allowed Comeaux to dupe authorities for years. The supposedly partially-paralyzed man managed to walk away from the guards and right into controversy. Authorities are asking two questions; why didn’t prison officials realize Comeaux was faking his medical condition, and where did he get the gun? Local activist Quanell X said Comeaux told him he had help from the inside. “He named that guard and he also named someone who is involved in medical who had been giving him medical assistance,” Quanell X said. But prison officials said Comeaux has not shared that information with investigators so there are no arrests at this time. “This feels like the inmate is running the asylum,” said a former TDCJ staff member who remembers Comeaux clearly. “He would sit in the food. Of course it would dry and start smelling. He refused to shower, refused to clean himself, basically saying ‘I’m immobile, I need someone to do this for me.’” Read More. |
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