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The two escaped inmates out of Fannin County, who eluded authorities for four days, were back in custody Wednesday evening.
Raymond Ross and Ramon Perez escaped custody Saturday while at the south annex of the Fannin County jail on County Road 4200, according to the Fannin County Sheriff’s Office.
Perez turned himself in to law enforcement about noon Wednesday in Bryan County, Okla., according to a sheriff’s office spokesperson. It’s not clear if he had already been brought back to Fannin County.
Ross was taken into custody about 4:50 p.m. at the Texoma Housing Authority complex in Bonham, the spokesperson said, adding he may be facing additional charges.
The school was on lockdown and a state Department of Public Safety helicopter and other law enforcement agencies were searching the area for Ross.
According to a spokesperson, two apartments had not yet been searched since they were occupied, and authorities learned that Ross held a phone of one of the residents.
Investigators contacted the resident and entered the apartment, finding Ross who was hiding under a bed.
How the men escaped custody is under investigation.
Ross was arrested on charges related to evading arrest with a motor vehicle, drug possession and felon in possession of a firearm, while Perez was in custody for the aggravated sexual assault of a child, according to officials.