A Texas criminal serving a 20-year sentence for theft, robbery and other crimes escaped last night and was arrested three miles from the prison in Angleton.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said troopers at the Clemens Unit discovered 33-year-old Kidany Robles missing during a routine search late Sunday night.
A brief investigation revealed that Robles had escaped from a residential facility outside the prison for inmates who require lower levels of supervision.
Local and state law enforcement agencies, working with the Office of the Inspector General, conducted a search for Robles and found him about 10 hours after he was announced missing, three miles from the prison.
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Kidany Robles escaped from a prison in Angleton, Texas, on Saturday night and was found the next day three miles away. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice)
The prison canceled all visitation for Sunday as staff were assisting in the search for Robles.
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Kidany Robles escaped from a prison in Angleton, Texas, on Saturday night and was found the next day three miles away. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice)
Law enforcement officers ordered Robles to stop, but he refused, after which a Texas Department of Criminal Justice trooper shot him in the arm.
Robles is currently serving a 20-year sentence for robbery, burglary and theft charges out of Bexar County, plus an additional 180 days beginning in 2022 for possession of a controlled substance out of Nueces County.
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He is currently charged with felony escape for escaping from prison.
