It‘s Not Often That an Inmate’s Jail Escape Is Caught on Video
- Posted on July 10, 2011 at 2:56pm by
Madeleine Morgenstern
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A prisoner escaped from a Texas jail after staging a ruse with a fellow inmate — and the entire thing was caught on security camera.
In the video, Trent Archie and another inmate appear to use the pay phones outside the booking area. According to a prison official, they were waiting for a staged fight to break out and for the guard to open the door to break it up. Once the door opened, they barged through, with Archie then escaping through another door into a waiting car.
He was caught three days later in Houston. The other inmate did not escape.
Walker County Sheriff Clint McRae told Houston’s KHOU that the two guards in the booking area, a male and a female, did everything they could to prevent the escape.
“They fought tooth and nail from the point the two inmates entered the booking area. They actually attempted to restrain and fight these individuals from the booking office all the way into an adjoining office which accesses the lobby in the front of the department,” McRae said.
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Comments (46)
Aeric98
Posted on July 11, 2011 at 5:26amThat jail is setup wrong. The phones should be in a different area.
Report Post »The_Outlaw
Posted on July 11, 2011 at 1:55amRemember that movie with Paul Newman entitled; Cool Hand Luke? I say, bring back the chain gangs and make these felons wake up at the crack of dawn everyday, chain them up and make them do some real ‘hard labor’ (road work, field work and such). No more t.v., no more free time, no more weightlifting, no more congenial visits, just some good old fashioned ”hard time”. Then these felons would be too damn tired to try this crap i.m.o. And don’t forget what they did to Paul Newman in the end! That will make these convicts think twice about escaping!
Report Post »kchercmech
Posted on July 12, 2011 at 8:59pmTrying to escape gives you a night in the box!!
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 10:08pmSend these guys to the front line over seas. Let them fight the muslims.
Report Post »Realman30
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 9:13pmThe female guard was no good what so ever. This is a perfect example of why MEN and MEN only, should be in those position.
Report Post »kchercmech
Posted on July 12, 2011 at 8:59pmShe had to tell her girlfriend on the phone goodbye so she could work.
Report Post »Triple tap
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 9:05pmNotice how the female guard got to the phone while her fellow male officer was fighting inmates. way to help your buddy chick
Report Post »joef
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 8:29pmthats cool
Report Post »Hausmaus
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 7:29pmWhy do we bother with these pieces of crap. Shoot them, put their carcasses on a barge, and dispose of them in the deep Gulf of Mexico. Taxpayers save on food, clothing, medical attention, and legal procedures. End of story.
Report Post »GadsdenPatriot
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 7:28pmLeftists are better off behind bars. Prisons are filled with Obama-lovers. That’s why Obama loves criminals and hates our conservative troops.
Report Post »omgfolks
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 7:14pmCouple of good point were mentioned.
Report Post »1. Why on the phone at 3 am ?
2. Two Officers on Duty? ! female1 Male? How many prisoner? This woman was obvioulsy terrified and had no place being there as back up to the fellow officer, he could have died while she ran around try to think of what to do…
BONETRAUMA
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 6:33pmhomie is one stupid fill in the blank
Report Post »Bernard
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 5:38pmSecond comment:
Report Post »to all that read this comment if is very easy and cheap to support veterinarian clinics: Most simply want newspapers (for the sick pets bedding) rags, and most importantly, prescription bottles. I have started a rather small group where I collect used prescription bottles (it is very easy to remove the labels), rags and newspapers for our local veterinarian clinic. It makes a world of difference for our four legged family members.
BONETRAUMA
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 5:00pmArchie,
Report Post »u doos bees one stupid (word).
bs2722
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 4:58pmWhy are prisoners, at least one a murderer, on the phone in a common area at 3:00 am?
Report Post »Miss_Kitty
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 4:24pmHad there been 3 men in the room the convicts could not of overpowered them. As it was, the male had to do the work and take the majority of the abuse. He was also put in an unfair situation for his life could have been taken. But we must adhere to political correctness and women’s rights even if it hurts others.
Report Post »Realman30
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 9:16pmDitto!
The female was 140lbs of dead weight!
Report Post »MrObvious
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 4:15pmHay what if … he broke out to try and clear his name … like in the TV shows and Movies?
Na, just kidding .. this is real life … I wonder if any potential witnesses disappeared during the 3 days he was out.
Report Post »dchowx
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 4:13pmJust more wasted tax $ and fresh air. Not shocking to find a black man in the video… That’s all these animals do… Time to look at the FACTS… Gather em all and ship em to California. They can ruin that state further. But I have had enough of these pieces of trash at the core of our flushed society…
Report Post »Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 4:08pmAt that point they should have just stepped back and one of them follow them, get the number of the car or direction they went. It is inevitable they would get caught. How hard is it to track a car or send a dog into the woods looking for an flaming orange jumper at 3 in the morning, no traffic and coming daylight?
Report Post »GdHUs
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 4:04pmHad there been two male guards I doubt this would have happened. Political correctness is killing us.
Report Post »If someone would have suggested using women as guards in prisons in the 50‘s and 60’s the response would have been: (Picture Frank Lovejoy saying this)” What‘er you a joker or somethin’.Now get outta here and stop wastin’ my time.”
Mamazing1
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 4:34pmIf they actually let law enforcement officials use their guns it wouldn’t matter. A supersonic piece of metal nullifies physical advantages.
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 4:35pmThe woman guard wasn’t much help. In the time it took her to get to the phone the male guard could have been in real trouble.
Report Post »REB182
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 7:59pmYou’re right, some jobs are good for women some, well, not so good…Lucky they weren’t killed or hurt.
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 3:31pmExcuse me….
when a man or a woman chooses to live outside the law, he or she GIVES UP ALL THEIR RIGHTS. They have none any more. HELLLLLOOOOO, reality check.
Live within the law and be law abiding and have rights.
Live outside the law and have NO LEGAL rights.
How difficult is that?
I agree on the FINE weightlifting equipments that none of us who WORK FOR A LIVING can afford. Let them break rocks, pave highways, clean cesspools, whatever. No air conditioning, nada, nada.
Report Post »hcartexas
Posted on July 11, 2011 at 10:21amIts jail.. not prison.. you vegetable… you have the presumption of innocence before trial….. get a clue
Report Post »aa0268
Posted on July 11, 2011 at 11:00amHey HCARTEXAS,
Report Post »Are you blind or what. These thugs weren’t being mistreated or denied their rights. They were allowed to use the phone, In case you didn’t notice, they attacked the jailers and it was all caught on tape. There is no presumption of innocence here. These jerks are GUILTY.
vickigh
Posted on July 11, 2011 at 4:26pmRights come from your Creator not from your government. You would be wise to remember this as it may well be you behind bars someday if your government decides to rule you instead of serve you.
Report Post »jordy2010
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 3:29pmThey put him in another jail????? They should have shot him………….he’ll do it again………and his accomplice should be put in solitary confinement FOREVER……..
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 3:23pmGod here we go again; how long until the ACLU or one of these other bleeding hearted liberal socialist groups sue the guards and prison system for any harm the prisoners came to during their escape? Imagine it will happen shortly.
Report Post »Marengo Ohio Patriot
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 5:29pmOh my, I know we are in trouble when Snow voices animosity towards these poor misguided people whom only found their plight in a split second of otherwise good judgement.. They are only a product of our own evil and capitalistic ideals that we thrust upon them…..(sigh) we are such racist’s!!!!!!!!
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on July 11, 2011 at 12:18amMarengo:
Good sense of sarcastic humor, well done.
Report Post »Fight for America
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 3:04pmAnd I should care about this person and his rights?
And the guards should only use certain restraint as opposed to shooting the person/people?
He’s already in jail and willing to fight the authorities.
He’s already willing to escape and cause taxpayers more money?
And put himself back on the street where he’s a danger to peaceful people?
Report Post »babylonvi
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 5:14pmOnce upon a time, police were allowed to shoot escaping/escaped prisoners, no questions asked. No, they have “rights” and can do as they please, because they don’t care about a fer extra years of 3 squares and a cot.
Report Post »The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 3:00pmMaybe they need to get rid of the weight lifting equipment and assign the prisoners some needlepoint.
Report Post »Marengo Ohio Patriot
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 5:22pmHow dare you deny these poor, poor misguided individuals their exercise equipment. And when we live in such an obese world, no doubt!!
Report Post »PrfctlyFrank
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 2:59pmGee whiz Archie, you sure showed them po leese.. Now you’ll get a few more rent free years out of the deal… You smart Archie..
Report Post »Sicboy
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 2:58pmOMG, this is the enquire and I am a troll
Report Post »Sicboy
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 3:30pmAn I can’t believe your pithing that crap here. Get out of here you knuckle head. Go sell something or something….
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 5:48pmSUSIE98 no one is going to click on your virus riddled site
Report Post »Go to a lib site……they are pretty stupid