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Suspect’s escape from patrol car caught on video

The suspect escaped by crawling out a sliding small window that separated the front and rear compartments of the patrol car

By Claire Osborn
Austin American-Statesman

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas — The Williamson County sheriff’s office is searching for a man who escaped from custody Monday by slipping off his handcuffs and crawling through a small window in a patrol car, according to a tweet from Sheriff Robert Chody. Ronald Luis Scott Jr. is wanted for a theft that is a felony, Chody said.

Scott escaped by crawling out a sliding small window that separated the front and rear compartments of the patrol car, Chody said.

A video from the sheriff’s office shows Scott slipping out of handcuffs while still in the patrol car.

https://twitter.com/SheriffChody/status/1135838588967555072

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