Aracade Comeaux Caught

CHILD RAPIST ESCAPEE NABBED

Arcade Joseph Comeaux, most recent addition to the United States Marshals TOP 15 Most Wanted, was caught earlier this morning in Houston, Texas.  Investigators say he was armed with two pistols at the time of his arrest.

BACKGROUND:

Arcade Joseph Comeaux was housed in the highest level of custody inside the Estelle Unit in Huntsville, Texas.  This means he did not have contact with other prisoners, and is secluded inside his cell 23 out of 24 hours a day, so the question is how did he get a gun?  That is exactly what investigators are trying to figure out as they piece together Comeaux’s daring escape and track down this dangerous criminal. Officials say Comeaux gained access to a pistol, held up two officers, and fled.On Monday, November 30, 2009, officials say Comeaux took two transport officers from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice hostage with a gun.  Officials say Comeaux was being transported from one facility to another at 4:45 a.m. when he brandished a pistol and ordered the officers to drive south to Baytown, Texas.  He was apparently shackled, sitting in his wheelchair at the time, and he even fired the weapon once in the van.  Officials say when they arrived in Baytown at the parking lot of an abandoned hospital, Comeaux handcuffed the officers together, stole one of their uniforms, and put men in the back of the van.  For some reason Comeaux left his pistol behind, but was able to snatch the other officers weapons (12-gague shotgun and two semiautomatic pistols). Thankfully the officers were found unharmed.  Officials say they will conduct a serious incident review to determine how Comeaux was able to obtain a firearm inside of their facility.