By Armando Hernandez
Dec 18, 2023, 00:40 AM EST
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is searching for an inmate who escaped from a prison in Brazoria County.
According to TDCJ, Robert Yancy Jr. He was serving a life sentence without parole for sexual abuse. continuation of a girl outside of Victoria County.
Yancy Jr. was last seen wearing a black beanie and a black sweater. He was in a white Nissan Versa, license plate DNR9145, the TDCJ said.
“All information obtained up to this point leads us to believe that Yancy is no longer located in Brazoria County. The Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office is coordinating with other state and federal agencies so that Yancy can be taken into custody quickly,” the sheriff’s office said.
Robert Dean Yancy Jr., 37, abused the girl over a three-year period beginning when the girl was 7 years old, according to a news release from the Victoria County District Attorney’s Office.
During a two-day trial in May 2022, The girl testified along with her brother, who witnessed some of the abuse.
Yancy was found guilty of continuous sexual abuse by the jury, which He deliberated for 23 minutes to return the life sentence.
Deputy Felony Prosecutor Arnold Hayden prosecuted the case with assistance from Deputy District Attorney Alex Mansker.
This case brings to mind the case of the desperate search for Danelo Souza Cavalcante, a murderer sentenced to life imprisonment in Pennsylvania, whose escape has kept the United States in suspense for 14 days.
Danelo Souza Cavalcante, a man of Brazilian origin described as “extremely dangerous,” was wanted by air and land in an extensive operation after he escaped from a prison in Pennsylvania, but after an extensive investigation, he was arrested for the second time on the 13th. of September.
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