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Death-Row Escapee Waives Extradition

Monday, November 07, 2005 10:07:01 PM
By PAM EASTON

This photo, provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, shows death row inmate Charles Victor Thompson, who escaped Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005, from the Harris County Jail in Houston. Authorities believe Thompson managed to get some civilian clothing, convinced a jailer that he was with the Texas attorney general's office and slipped out. (AP Photo/Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice)HOUSTON (AP) - A death row inmate who brazenly walked out of a county jail and avoided capture for three days will have constant guards and reduced privileges when he is returned to Texas, authorities said Monday.

Charles Victor Thompson was captured Sunday night outside a liquor store in Shreveport, La. Authorities still don't know how he slipped out of a prison jumpsuit and handcuffs, broke out of a visiting room and flashed a fake ID before walking out of the Harris County Jail on Thursday.

Thompson waived his extradition hearing in Caddo Parish, La., where he participated via video from the jail.


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