Northwest Houston behavioral hospital escapee found at motel
Manhunt continues for escaped inmate
Authorities continue their search for 36-year-old Scott Evan Scheffel, who was escaped custody on Monday.
HOUSTON - The sexual assault suspect who escaped from a Houston behavioral hospital on Monday morning has been found by Harris County law enforcement.
Escapee found
Scott Shepple (Source: Grimes County Sheriff's Office)
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez reported suspect Scott Shepple was taken into custody at 5:33 a.m. He was found at the Green Chase Inn at 9797 North Freeway.
The sheriff's office SWAT Team and other HCSO units, along with the US Marshal's Violent Offender's Task Force were involved in locating Shepple
Sexual assault suspect Scott Shepple escaped
The backstory:
Sheriff Gonzalez says that around 8:45 a.m. suspect Shepple escaped from the Cypress Creek Behavioral Hospital on Cali Drive in northwest Houston.
Shepple was taken to the facility from the Grimes County Jail where he had been in custody on charges of sexual assault, resisting arrest and assaulting a peace officer. Grimes County sheriff's deputies say that Shepple attempted suicide on Sunday and was taken to Cypress Creek to be evaluated when he escaped.
Deputies say they received news of a possible sighting between 11:15 a.m. and noon, saying that the inmate was walking north on the shoulder of I-45.
He has active warrants out of Grimes and Brazos County.
The Grimes County Sheriff's Office says that Shepple is considered violent and dangerous. He has also made statements about "suicide by cop."
The sheriff's office says that he is known to have contacts in Grimes County, Trinity County and Walker County.
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Shepple is 5'5" and 175 pounds.
He has multiple tattoos and was last seen wearing a gray t-shirt and dark gray pants.
What we don't know:
Officials have not shared any details about how Shepple was able to escape.
The Source: Information in this article comes from the Grimes and Harris County Sheriff's Offices.