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Twist · 05-13-2022, 07:09 AM

FYI for anyone going to or traveling through the area. Highway 7 between Centerville and Marquez is apparently shut down and I saw one map where a triangle between those towns and up to Buffalo is the search area related to the hunt.

https://www.kbtx.com/2022/05/12/manh...en-prison-bus/

Definitely going to make my trip up this weekend a little more interesting.

sqiggy · 05-13-2022, 07:12 AM

Hope they catch him soon. A little to close to home for me to be out of town on a job.

okrattler · 05-13-2022, 07:17 AM

Time to bring in a dog. The shot might have been a little low. Check near water holes he may be laid up close if he's gut shot. In for LDP's.

Tx.Fisher · 05-13-2022, 07:21 AM

My wife’s parents live in that area and have been in lockdown mode since yesterday.

RINCON · 05-13-2022, 07:43 AM

I'm thinking Chew will find him!

Rubi513 · 05-13-2022, 07:46 AM

I had heard he was surrounded yesterday, but then got a call at 10:30 last night that school was canceled.

Quackerbox · 05-13-2022, 08:27 AM

I love KBTX media peeps and how they do on live TV.

I assume theyre interns from ATM or something

Tmag · 05-13-2022, 08:27 AM

Hope they find him.

pure lefty · 05-13-2022, 08:33 AM

I’m about 7 miles south of area in question. One of my friends posted a picture on fb. Food, utensils, and Glock on counter. Caption: this is how moms and wives in Leon and Madison county fix supper. Have friends in area if manhunt, they aren’t worried, some bad dogs in that area.

Grayson · 05-13-2022, 09:30 AM

Corrections officers carry revolvers? I didn't figure that was a thing anymore.

Bowanta · 05-13-2022, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Grayson

Corrections officers carry revolvers? I didn't figure that was a thing anymore.

They did when I worked there, but that was back in 1995-2004. Not sure how they do that now on escapes. The escapee needs to worry more about the landowners and the dogs in that area and not the Correctional Officers..

kurt68 · 05-13-2022, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Grayson

Corrections officers carry revolvers? I didn't figure that was a thing anymore.

I read that one of the officers fired a shotgun at him when he escaped.

KevinAndy · 05-13-2022, 11:26 AM

Hopefully they remember to search every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse that that area! Checkpoints at 15 miles

gingib · 05-13-2022, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by okrattler

Time to bring in a dog. The shot might have been a little low. Check near water holes he may be laid up close if he's gut shot. In for LDP's.

YEP!!!!!

Stan R · 05-13-2022, 11:43 AM

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bobc · 05-13-2022, 11:56 AM

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Hopefully they remember to search every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse that that area! Checkpoints at 15 miles

Haha. Standard procedure

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Jon B · 05-13-2022, 11:57 AM

Hope they find him laid up at a water hole nursing a good ol gut shot.

I saw the video of them cutting a high fence so horseback riders could get through. May not be making friends pulling that kind of stuff.

Chew · 05-13-2022, 12:09 PM

I have some high fence elephants in the area. Need to see if where they are cutting fences...someone could get trampled.

Hoggslayer · 05-13-2022, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Chew

I have some high fence elephants in the area. Need to see if where they are cutting fences...someone could get trampled.

He might be laid up in your cabin at the KCA ranch. I'd go in there gunsablazn if I was you.

smokeless · 05-13-2022, 05:11 PM

I saw them cutting the fence. I’d be pizzed, and not just a little.

Tyrex750 · 05-13-2022, 05:24 PM

Saw the correctional officers standing on the feeder of 45 right at the centerville exit coming back from dallas today

Twist · 05-13-2022, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Tyrex750

Saw the correctional officers standing on the feeder of 45 right at the centerville exit coming back from dallas today

They and DPS are all over the place.

Had to run in to Centerville earlier so I cut South and hit 977 through Leona. Once I hit 75 North I saw several DPS cruisers driving normal going South toward Leona.

Got done with what I needed to do and decided I was going to head West on 7, several more cruiser driving normal so I thought to myself they might have ended it.

Nope, not the case. Hwy 7 West is still blocked a bit past Woody’s Smokehouse on the Southbound feeder side, and there was a load of various TDCJ vehicles at the Exxon across from that Woody’s.

MASTERS · 05-13-2022, 08:57 PM

Bet they corner him and he “suicides” himself. Always happens when there’s a manhunt in limestone, freestone, Leon, or Robertson counties. Those law dogs round there don’t bring them in live very often.

ttaxidermy · 05-13-2022, 09:33 PM

I thought we had a bunch of highly trained hounds across this state, trained up for exactly this type of situation.. Where are they??? Turn the hounds loose and sort them chew on him for about a day.. If he is still alive after that then shoot him.. The area hogs will take it from there..

Mitchell8 · 05-13-2022, 09:37 PM

For 22k I’m about to head to centerville

skulleton · 05-14-2022, 05:18 AM

He should be pretty easy to spot at the river. He will be the only one going south...

DedDuk · 05-14-2022, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by skulleton

He should be pretty easy to spot at the river. He will be the only one going south...

Bwaaaaa

Stan R · 05-14-2022, 06:03 AM

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Quackerbox · 05-14-2022, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by MASTERS

Bet they corner him and he “suicides” himself. Always happens when there’s a manhunt in limestone, freestone, Leon, or Robertson counties. Those law dogs round there don’t bring them in live very often.

That's the best possible outcome.

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Txhunter3000 · 05-14-2022, 07:42 AM

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I guess now it's Dead or Alive?

Mexico · 05-14-2022, 09:08 AM

Hope they find him soon. They still have my dad's place on lock down. He's walking around his property looking like John Wayne.

Tx.Fisher · 05-14-2022, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Mexico

Hope they find him soon. They still have my dad's place on lock down. He's walking around his property looking like John Wayne.

I can only imagine

Quackerbox · 05-14-2022, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Mexico

Hope they find him soon. They still have my dad's place on lock down. He's walking around his property looking like John Wayne.

My wife is ready to load up and head to the limestone outpost and get that money!!

Maybe we just show up and your dad's place with beer and bullets

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Mexico · 05-14-2022, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Quackerbox

My wife is ready to load up and head to the limestone outpost and get that money!!

Maybe we just show up and your dad's place with beer and bullets

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He'd be all over it! I imagine we could drink and shoot 15k worth of beer and booolets.

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Txhunter3000 · 05-17-2022, 08:14 AM

Up to $ 50k. Anybody sit in their stand around there this weekend.

lilavidhunter · 05-17-2022, 08:39 AM

Hard to imagine this guy hasn’t been caught yet.

Randy · 05-17-2022, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Txhunter3000

Up to $ 50k. Anybody sit in their stand around there this weekend.

No, but I know alot of guys who have had 50,000 reasons to take their hog dogs and horses out this week.

TheHammer · 05-17-2022, 08:49 AM

He’s in Mexico somewhere by now.

DUKFVR · 05-17-2022, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by lilavidhunter

Hard to imagine this guy hasn’t been caught yet.

Maybe a local got him & made pig slop with him.

Twist · 05-17-2022, 09:00 AM

I told my parents Friday evening I believed he was already out of the area.

They expressed doubt but then talked to one of the state employees manning the intersection of 7 and 39 and their way back home from breakfast Saturday morning. He relayed that he and a lot of others out there felt the guy was long gone as well.

jay07ag · 05-17-2022, 09:07 AM

He gone

Flex · 05-17-2022, 09:27 AM

If this was planned he was hours away as soon as it happened.

If it was not, I hope some awesome TX landowner ends up 50k richer.

Puggy625 · 05-17-2022, 09:31 AM

They need to just say, shoot on sight. But, that could lead to a LOT of confusion.

Had a long time family friend that was murdered some years back by an escaped murder convict serving a life sentence. He got the death penalty the second time and Arkansas put in down a couple of years ago when they were supposed to execute 8 in a week or so. Burn in Hell Kenneth Williams. I hope it stings for eternity.

Txhunter3000 · 05-17-2022, 09:35 AM

Does anyone feel that if you actually shot him you wouldn't be prosecuted?

HogHunter34 · 05-17-2022, 09:35 AM

I grew up close to 5 prison units & anytime one escaped it didn’t take long to locate & secure them. Not sure what’s different this time but geez with todays technology with thermal scoping, drones, etc dude should be found. At least I’m hopeful cause sounds like he’s not the type we want wandering out in society & id be willing to bet he ain’t going down easily

mikemorvan · 05-17-2022, 09:35 AM

I’ve got a family member that was in the original search party. This was very well planned and executed. The guy may well be in Mexico. We’ll see…

Chew · 05-17-2022, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Txhunter3000

Does anyone feel that if you actually shot him you wouldn't be prosecuted?

Based on what I know about the fine people of Leon County, you would not.

bboswell · 05-17-2022, 09:51 AM

He gone!

slayr · 05-17-2022, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Chew

Based on what I know about the fine people of Leon County, you would not.

I’m good friends with a former Leon County DA and he is salt of the earth.

Dusty Britches · 05-17-2022, 10:05 AM

My husband said Lopez was a highly prized member of a Mexican gang or cartel.

What if that photo they posted of him isn't recent and he has a full head of hair now?

05-13-2022, 07:09 AM	#1
Twist Ten Point Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Brazoria County Hunt In: Leon County	Leon County Manhunt FYI for anyone going to or traveling through the area. Highway 7 between Centerville and Marquez is apparently shut down and I saw one map where a triangle between those towns and up to Buffalo is the search area related to the hunt. https://www.kbtx.com/2022/05/12/manh...en-prison-bus/ Definitely going to make my trip up this weekend a little more interesting.

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05-13-2022, 07:12 AM	#2
sqiggy Pope & Young Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Franklin, Tx Hunt In: Panola Co and Robertson Co	Hope they catch him soon. A little to close to home for me to be out of town on a job.

05-13-2022, 07:17 AM	#3
okrattler Pope & Young Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Oklahoma Panhandle Hunt In: Oklahoma	Time to bring in a dog. The shot might have been a little low. Check near water holes he may be laid up close if he's gut shot. In for LDP's.

05-13-2022, 07:21 AM	#4
Tx.Fisher Ten Point Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Southside of Richland Chambers Hunt In: Kerr, Gaines	My wife’s parents live in that area and have been in lockdown mode since yesterday.

05-13-2022, 07:43 AM	#5
RINCON Ten Point Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas	I'm thinking Chew will find him!

05-13-2022, 07:46 AM	#6
Rubi513 Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Centerville Hunt In: Walker County	I had heard he was surrounded yesterday, but then got a call at 10:30 last night that school was canceled.

05-13-2022, 08:27 AM	#7
Quackerbox Pope & Young Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Magnolia Hunt In: The woods	I love KBTX media peeps and how they do on live TV. I assume theyre interns from ATM or something

05-13-2022, 08:27 AM	#8
Tmag Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tarkington Prairie, TX Hunt In: Depends on the TPWD draw results!	Hope they find him.

05-13-2022, 08:33 AM	#9
pure lefty Ten Point Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Huntsville, Texas Hunt In: Leon County and wherever	I’m about 7 miles south of area in question. One of my friends posted a picture on fb. Food, utensils, and Glock on counter. Caption: this is how moms and wives in Leon and Madison county fix supper. Have friends in area if manhunt, they aren’t worried, some bad dogs in that area.

05-13-2022, 09:30 AM	#10
Grayson Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North Texas Hunt In: North Texas	Corrections officers carry revolvers? I didn't figure that was a thing anymore.

05-13-2022, 11:26 AM	#13
KevinAndy Six Point Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The Woodlands, TX Hunt In: Jim Wells Co., TX	Hopefully they remember to search every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse that that area! Checkpoints at 15 miles

05-13-2022, 11:43 AM	#15
Stan R Pope & Young Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Madisonville Hunt In: Madison and Colorado County

05-13-2022, 11:57 AM	#17
Jon B Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Central Tx. Hunt In: Central Tx and the Western States	Hope they find him laid up at a water hole nursing a good ol gut shot. I saw the video of them cutting a high fence so horseback riders could get through. May not be making friends pulling that kind of stuff.

05-13-2022, 12:09 PM	#18
Chew Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Centerville, TX Hunt In: Leon County	I have some high fence elephants in the area. Need to see if where they are cutting fences...someone could get trampled.

05-13-2022, 05:11 PM	#20
smokeless Ten Point Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Minerva Hunt In: Across the fence	I saw them cutting the fence. I’d be pizzed, and not just a little.

05-13-2022, 05:24 PM	#21
Tyrex750 Ten Point Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Pasadena Hunt In: Hardin co.	Saw the correctional officers standing on the feeder of 45 right at the centerville exit coming back from dallas today

05-13-2022, 08:57 PM	#23
MASTERS Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: South Texas Hunt In: In the brush....	Bet they corner him and he “suicides” himself. Always happens when there’s a manhunt in limestone, freestone, Leon, or Robertson counties. Those law dogs round there don’t bring them in live very often.

05-13-2022, 09:33 PM	#24
ttaxidermy Pope & Young Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brazoria county Hunt In: Brady,McCulloch Cnty, Brazoria cnty, South Africa, Namibia Nebraska	I thought we had a bunch of highly trained hounds across this state, trained up for exactly this type of situation.. Where are they??? Turn the hounds loose and sort them chew on him for about a day.. If he is still alive after that then shoot him.. The area hogs will take it from there..

05-13-2022, 09:37 PM	#25
Mitchell8 Eight Point Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: College Station Hunt In: Anywhere	For 22k I’m about to head to centerville

05-14-2022, 05:18 AM	#26
skulleton Four Point Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Fort worth Hunt In: North Texas	He should be pretty easy to spot at the river. He will be the only one going south...

05-14-2022, 06:03 AM	#28
Stan R Pope & Young Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Madisonville Hunt In: Madison and Colorado County

05-14-2022, 09:08 AM	#31
Mexico Pope & Young Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Clear Lake Tx Hunt In: Old Mexico, Centerville Tx	Hope they find him soon. They still have my dad's place on lock down. He's walking around his property looking like John Wayne.

05-17-2022, 08:14 AM	#35
Txhunter3000 Eight Point Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Round Rock Hunt In: Rockdale/Caldwell	Up to $ 50k. Anybody sit in their stand around there this weekend.

05-17-2022, 08:39 AM	#36
lilavidhunter Ten Point Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The Woodlands Hunt In: Richland Springs	Hard to imagine this guy hasn’t been caught yet.

05-17-2022, 08:49 AM	#38
TheHammer Pope & Young Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Carthage, TX Hunt In: Coke Co, Panola Co	He’s in Mexico somewhere by now.

05-17-2022, 09:00 AM	#40
Twist Ten Point Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Brazoria County Hunt In: Leon County	I told my parents Friday evening I believed he was already out of the area. They expressed doubt but then talked to one of the state employees manning the intersection of 7 and 39 and their way back home from breakfast Saturday morning. He relayed that he and a lot of others out there felt the guy was long gone as well.

05-17-2022, 09:07 AM	#41
jay07ag Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Montgomery, Texas Hunt In: Angelina & Gonzales Counties, TX; SW Montana	He gone

05-17-2022, 09:27 AM	#42
Flex Ten Point Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Centex Hunt In: The Bushes	If this was planned he was hours away as soon as it happened. If it was not, I hope some awesome TX landowner ends up 50k richer.

05-17-2022, 09:31 AM	#43
Puggy625 Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rockwall Hunt In: TX, KS	They need to just say, shoot on sight. But, that could lead to a LOT of confusion. Had a long time family friend that was murdered some years back by an escaped murder convict serving a life sentence. He got the death penalty the second time and Arkansas put in down a couple of years ago when they were supposed to execute 8 in a week or so. Burn in Hell Kenneth Williams. I hope it stings for eternity.

05-17-2022, 09:35 AM	#44
Txhunter3000 Eight Point Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Round Rock Hunt In: Rockdale/Caldwell	Does anyone feel that if you actually shot him you wouldn't be prosecuted?

05-17-2022, 09:35 AM	#45
HogHunter34 Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Troup, TX Hunt In: Anderson County	I grew up close to 5 prison units & anytime one escaped it didn’t take long to locate & secure them. Not sure what’s different this time but geez with todays technology with thermal scoping, drones, etc dude should be found. At least I’m hopeful cause sounds like he’s not the type we want wandering out in society & id be willing to bet he ain’t going down easily