HOUSTON – A 22-year-old man escaped custody Monday and ran into in a wooded area near a police station in southeast Houston, launching a brief manhunt.
The search started about 3:40 p.m. near the Houston Police Department’s Southeast Station at 8300 Mykawa Road when authorities said the man was being arrested and booked for robbery when he escaped.
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The man ran from the jail at the station and into the nearby woods, police said.
Video from Sky 2 showed several police vehicles surrounding a grove of trees behind the police station. At least one K-9 and a helicopter were being used in the search.
A K-9 found the man just after 4 p.m., and he was taken back into custody, police said. He was taken to an area hospital for treatment of the wounds he suffered when the K-9 found him.
He will be re-booked and charged with escape.
The identity of the man was not immediately released.
Kudos to our Southeast patrol officers and especially to our K9 Winston (pictured here) & his handler Officer Zachau for locating and apprehending the suspect. #hounews pic.twitter.com/qSFE5Orhu4
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) June 25, 2018