HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS (AP) -- HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A convicted sex offender who escaped from Texas prison guards during a transfer is drawing the attention of legislative leaders.
Texas prison system spokeswoman Michelle Lyons told The Associated Press that Arcade Joseph Comeaux (KOH'-moh) Jr. was still on the run Wednesday.
State Sen. John Whitmire of Houston, who chairs the Senate Criminal Justice Committee, on Tuesday called for more answers on how the 49-year-old inmate was able to flee.
Comeaux was in a wheelchair Monday when he pulled a gun on two guards as he was being transferred from a prison in Huntsville to a unit in Beaumont. Both guards were released unharmed after being forced to drive to the Baytown area, where Comeaux took off on foot.
Comeaux was serving life in prison for aggravated sexual assault out of Brazos County.
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