The suspension is temporary as prison officials review how the convicted murderer overpowered guards on a transport bus.
TOMBALL, Texas -- Texas prison officials suspended inmate transports Monday in the wake of convicted murderer Gonzalo Lopez's own flight from the law after he managed to overpower guards on a transport bus.Texas prison officials suspended inmate transports Monday in the wake of convicted murderer Gonzalo Lopez's own flight from the law after he managed to overpower guards on a transport bus.
Whitmire specifically asked that prison officials require three armed correctional officers on a bus that carries violent offenders with a trailing vehicle behind.TDCJ's actions come after Eyewitness News reached out to lawmakers, including Whitmire,"I don't think we need to wait until January," Whitmire said over the weekend, referring to the start of the next Texas legislative session."Starting Monday, they need to have someone trailing.
On May 12, officials said Lopez was being taken from the Hughes Unit in Gatesville, Texas, to the Estelle Unit in Huntsville for a medical appointment when he escaped. During the transport, Lopez reportedly got out of his restraints, cut through the expanded metal, and crawled out of the bottom of the cage.The officer reportedly stopped the bus and engaged in an altercation with Lopez. The two of them eventually exited the bus.However, Lopez reportedly reentered the bus and began driving away.
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