Two inmates who escaped from the Fannin County Jail on Saturday are both back in custody, officials say.
Ramon Perez surrendered to deputies at the Bryan County Sheriff's Office in Oklahoma at about noon Wednesday after talking with the Fannin County Sheriff's Office by telephone, the sheriff's office said.
Law enforcement continued searching for Raymond Ross throughout the day after he was believed to have been spotted in Bonham near the high school trying to flag down a motorist for a ride, the Fannin County Sheriff's Office said. The driver did not stop and instead called 911. Because the escapee was believed to be in the area, all schools in the Bonham ISD were placed on lockout for the day.
Earlier in the day, Fannin County law enforcement released a photo of a man believed to be Ross taken from a residential security camera in Bonham.
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Late Wednesday afternoon, the Fannin County Office of Emergency Management confirmed to NBC 5 that Ross had been taken into custody just before 5 p.m.
The Fannin County Sheriff's Office said Ross was found hiding under a bed at the Texoma Housing Authority in Bonham and was captured without incident.
The sheriff's department said Ross was found in one of two apartments that had not been previously searched because it was occupied. Deputies learned Ross had a phone that matched the name of a resident of one of the apartments. After deputies reached out to the resident, they learned he was inside the apartment hiding under a bed.
The Fannin County Sheriff's Office asked that anyone who may have information about the men or where they were during their escape to please call 903-583-2143 or call 911.
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The Fannin County Sheriff's Office was assisted in the search for the inmates by the Texas Department of Public Safety, Bonham Police Department, Fannin County Office of Emergency Management, Texas Department of Emergency Management, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
