Tarrant County inmate captured minutes after escape from laundry facility
Second inmate to escape Tarrant County custody in two days.
FORT WORTH, Texas - Another inmate escaped in Tarrant County Tuesday afternoon. This is the second escape this week.
Second Tarrant County escape
What we know:
26-year-old Victor Castillo escaped from the Tarrant County Jail laundry facility on Resource Drive.
Tarrant County sheriff Bill Waybourn said Castillo was working at the laundry facility when he shed his uniform and escaped on foot wearing white boxers and a white undershirt.
Castillo was caught after a brief pursuit near Oak Grove Road around 1:30 p.m. Waybourn said Castillo saw the inmate escape story from Monday and became emboldened.
Castillo was booked into the Tarrant County Jail on January 20, 2026 on two felony counts of possession of a controlled substance.
Four Fort Worth ISD campuses were placed on secure status due to the search for Castillo. The schools affected were O.D. Wyatt High School, TCC South Collegiate High School, Clifford Davis Elementary School, and Carter Park Elementary School.
The secure status was lifted and activities were resumed quickly after Castillo was in custody.
What they're saying:
"The Tarrant County Jail system is a highly secure environment," said Sheriff Bill Waybourn. "We are confident that the two recent incidents are isolated and not reflective of the overall safety, security, or daily operations of our facilities."
Monday jail escape
Dig deeper:
A Tarrant County jail inmate escaped custody Monday and was recaptured after a manhunt the same afternoon.
Fort Worth manhunt for escaped inmate ends with one in custody
A Tarrant County jail inmate was captured this afternoon after escaping from a transport van.
Carlos Rodriguez Romero, 27, reportedly slipped through his handcuffs and escaped the van he was in on his way to court.
Police apprehended him at a trailer park near where he escaped. He was captured only wearing boxers and a white T-shirt.
The Source: Information in this article is from the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office.