CAPTURED! INMATE ESCAPES FROM MITCHELL COUNTY JAIL

UPDATE: According the Mitchell County Sheriff Patrick Toombs, Sosa was found in the 1100 block of Locust and taken into custody at 1:38 p.m. Tuesday. An extensive search Monday night into the early morning hours of Tuesday yielded no sign of Sosa. Texas Department of Criminal Justice scent and tracking dogs lost his trail just west of town.

This morning law enforcement began contacting family members and known friends to possibly get help in finding him.

Sosa escaped Monday night while cleaning the floors in the Law Enforcement Center.

An inmate escaped from Mitchell County Jail Monday night at approximately 10:30 p.m. Johnathon Sosa escaped last night and is still missing. If you know his whereabouts, please call 911 or the sheriff’s office at 325-728-5261.