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Prisoner with murder warrants captured after escaping custody in Texas

Published  February 4, 2019 12:37am CST
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FOX 26 Houston
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CONROE, Texas (FOX 26) - With help from several other law enforcement agencies, the Conroe Police Department has taken Cedric Joseph Marks into custody. Marks, 44, had escaped from the custody of Texas Prisoner Transport Services. He was being transferred from Grand Rapids, Michigan.

The U.S. Marshals Service had captured Marks for a warrant for burglary of a habitation with intent to commit a felony. Texas Prisoner Transport Services was taking Marks to Bell County in Texas. Marks also has warrants for the murders of Michael Swearingen, 32, and Jenna Scott, 28, in an investigation that began in Temple, Texas in January.

Conroe PD released the following statement on Sunday evening:

At 7:20 this morning, CPD received a call of an escaped prisoner in the 800 block of N. Loop 336. Texas Prisoner Transport Services was transporting a group of prisoners from various locations across the country. There were two guards and 10 prisoners aboard the van when they stopped at McDonald's for food. Cedric Joseph Marks was able to escape the van and fled south of the location. A perimeter was set up and a search conducted utilizing K9 officers and law enforcement from multiple agencies. After an extensive K9 search and new video surveillance emerged, law enforcement regrouped and began a grid search from the original location. The suspect was located in the 1000 blk of Windswept hiding in a trash can. The suspect surrendered without incident, is in custody and is being interviewed.
At this time the circumstances surrounding Marks escape are still under investigation. Once the investigation is complete the finding will be presented to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office.
CPD would like to thank the many LE agencies who assisted in this investigation:

  • Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
  • US Marshals and Gulf Coast Task Force
  • Texas DPS CID
  • Texas Rangers
  • Texas Highway patrol
  • ATF
  • Harris County Sheriff's Office
  • Harris County Precinct 3
  • Harris County Precinct 4
  • TDCJ K 9
  • Montgomery County P 2
  • Conroe Fire Marshal
  • US Customs and Border Patrol
  • Homeland Security Investigations
  • ICE
  • Splendora PD