Inmate with Houston ties reported missing at Beaumont prison has been found, TDCJ says

BEAUMONT, Texas – Officials with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said an inmate who was reported missing at the Stiles Unit maximum security prison in Beaumont has been found.

Zachary Myrick, 42, was reported missing during a routine count, officials said.

The staff actively worked to clear the prison and surrounding grounds fully and Myrick was found inside the perimeter fence, according to TDCJ.

Additional details on how Myrick was found have not been released by authorities.

According to TDCJ, Myrick was convicted of two counts of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon out of Harris County and sentenced to 24 years on April 8, 2009.