Mac Stringfellow

Chainnan
San Antonio

February 13,2001

Ms. Yolanda M. Torres
American Civil Liberties Union
North Texas Region, Dallas Chapter
4000 Republic Center, Tower II
325 N. St. Paul
Dallas, Texas 75201
Dear Ms. Torres:
In response to your Open Records Request, dated February 8, 2001, enclosed are the, following
documents:
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Internal Review on Connally Unit escape (provided to the legislature on February
7, 2001): At the February 7 hearing Mr. Vasquez, a former TDCJ Captain,
provided a draft version of the agency's Administrative Incident Review on the
Connally Unit escape. A copy of that draft report, as well as, the agency's final
report are provided (enclosures one and two). Note: Both reports are minus their
last attachment - wanted posters of escaped offenders.

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Formal Report on the escape: A copy of the Serious Incident Review on the
Connally Unit escape, distributed January 11, 2001 is provided (enclosure three).

Regarding a February 2001 Death Row Plan, I understand Carl Reynolds has addressed the nonexistence of this document with you via the Internet.

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Susan McHenry
Executive Assistant

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Patrick'Moczygemba, Maintenance Supervisor V
Mark Burgess, Maintenance'Supervisor IV"
Alan Camber, Maintenance Supervisor IV
Mark Garza, Maintenance Supervisor IV
Martin Gilley, Maintenance Supervisor IV
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Maintenance Department returned 20 offenders that were assigned to the MaJntenancer
Department to their housing areas and went to lunch. Patrick Moczygemba, Maintenance
Supervisor V, arranged for a group of five offeJ'1ders: Joseph Garcia #774391, Randy
Halprin #786259, Larry Harper #861910, Donald Newbury #824.631; and George Rivas
#702267, to stay in the Maintenance Department to seal the floor in -the warehouse.· It
was not uncommon .for- these offenders to ..-be assigned to special projects in' the
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to look at a motor that. was. unaera table. The .offeflder~ we~e cle~ring .the· f1o.or. to begin·
sealin'g arid clai~ed that 'they were"unsure' of what they should do with the. ~otor. As Mr.'
P. Moczygemba leaned down to look at the motor, one of the offenders struck him in the
head with what was later discovered to be an axe handle, and· he was rendered
unconscious. When he regained consciousness he began to struggle with the offenders.
Offender Garcia held a hand-made knife to Mr. P. Moczygemba's neck and told him that a
few more years wouldn't 'me'an ·anything.to their sentences and they would kill one of the
employees if they needed to. The offenders removed Mr. P. Moczygemba's pants and
shirt, tied his hands and legs, and placed a gag in his mouth. A pillowcase was placed
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Newbury came into the office and began talking with them. Offender Rivas walked behind
Officer Marroquin ·and grabbed him in a bear hug from b~hind ...Officer,Marroquin began
struggling as Offende~s Halprin, Harper and Newbury helped Offe.nder. Riva~ .force 'Officer
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plastic ties ·and duct tap~ and attempted to place a. g.ag ir:' hi~.mouth.- .Officer Marroquin
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vacuum chianer, when Offender Garcia attacked him from behind. After subduing Officer
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Offender Garcia pla~ed a pointed object in Mr. Camber's left ear, t~r~atening to .apply
force. Mr. Camber, in fear of his life,· stopped struggling. Trye offenders bound Mr.
Camber's hands with plastic ties and duct tape and removed his boots and jeans.· He was
then dragged' into the. electrical 'room:where the 'offenders ~struck ,his' head '·agairtst..;the
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"Offender Riv?~fcahi~ hito the' office attd told "'1r:' Burgess that Mr. P; M"oczY9,erttba .was in .
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and asked Mr. Burgess to come look at a motor. As Mr. Burgess approached Offender
Halprin. he was struck in the back of the h~ad by one of the offenders. 'As he regained
consciousness. Mr. Burgess felt a sharp point at th~ back of his neck, another in his back,
and one below his righ't armpit. Offend~r Rivas stated "This is no joke, we go home and
you go home. or not, it's 'up to you. n . ()tfender Halprin removed Mr. Burgess' clc;>thing,
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. placed duct tape over his eyes.. ~, Offenders_Rivas..and _Halprin ..then ..car.ried him. to,Jbe..:~., __ ...
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back the toolbox and the check-out log. Offender Murphy handed the tool box and the log
to Offender Halprin, who in turn handed it to. Mr. McDowell. After signing the check-out
log, Mr. McDowell turned and walked out of the Maintehance Department. Offender "Rivas
followed him and asked him'to'come'back into' the shop, but Mr. McDowell refused' arid 'Ieft
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Gilley; ·Mainte"n·ance· SuperVisor IV, .·and Mr. Roimy Haun·,··. Mainf~'ri~ri'ce Su'pervisor IV
returned to the Mai~tenanc$ Department. Jy1r. Giliey ~ent into the electric?1 'shop-and Mr.
Garza sat down at a desk in the office. Mr.' Haun walked into the wareh.ouse where
Offender Newbury asked him to' come and look at something on the shelf.. As Mr. Haun
approached the shelf, Offender Newbury grabbed him and placed him in a headlock.
Offender Rivas assisted Offender Newbury in forci~g Mr. Haun to the floor and attempted
to place a gag in his mouth. As Mr. Haun struggled with the offenders, Rivas struck him in
the nose twice with a closed fist and forced the gag into' his mouth. An unknown offender
approached them and put a plexiglas knife to the back of Mr~ Haun's left ear. The
offenders secured Mr. Ha4.n's legs ahd arms with duct tape and placed'apillowcase oVer
his head' and .wrapped .it with duct tape. Mr. Haun was dragged ·to ·tlie electrical room
'where the- offenders' unbound his legs, removed his' boots ancf jeans, and then 'rebouncf his
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Harper came into the' office and asked Mr. Garza to come into the warehouse to look at a
motor. ' Offender Rivas' approached Mr. Garza from behind and put a sharp object to the
.front of his neck..·.Mr.Ga.rza pushed the object' away .from .his neck as 'Offenders Halprin
. and Ha.rper attack~d .him forcing:~Jm t~.. th~ ~oor~ ·Jhe ~ff~n~~r~ pJac~ctp'l.as~igJieJ?~rQund ..
Mr> Garza's' a-mis aild legs' and dragged him to the electrical room. A gag was placed in
Mr. Garza'a mouth and a pillowcase was placed over his head and taped.. - '.'
After Mr. Garza was subdued, Offender Garcia walked into the electrical'shop and
asked Mr. Gilley if he wanted something to eat. Mr. Gilley declined the offer and Offender
Garcia left the shop. Offender Murphy entered the electrical shop' and told Mr. Gilley that
- .. Mr. P.· Moczygemba wanted to see him in the warehouse. Mr. Gilley entered the
warehouse were he was· attacked by Offenders Garcia, Halprin,'Newbury and Rodriguez.
Offender Halprin tol~. Mr. Gilley not to resist and that he would not be hurt. Offenders
!~~::.. :..:=.. Newbury .:~and :Garcia· held: hand..:made knives "behind ~e'ach-of.::-Mr:-:-Gilley's .eafs~The' ..
I. -: " .... offenders removed his·.pants and bound his Jegs using plastic straps.' 'A pillowcase was
placed over Mr~ Gilley's 'he~d and taped. The offeridersJorced Mr. Gilley. into the electrical
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spread in the back and to fix themselves a plate. Offender Cook immediately went to the
back of the warehouse. Offender Cook was 'struck in the face by 'Offender Rivas as he
approached the .back of the. warehouse. ,Offender .Cook swung back at Offender Rivas
.stri~ing him in the .face. An. unk~own offende~ app~oachec! .Offel)d~r. Cciqk from behind
and struck him in the back of the head with an axe handle. The offenders· then bound
,Offender Cook's arms and legs and ciragg'ed him into the elecfricalroom. .... : ..... _.,_., ..,
, .' Offend~r Fishwick at ,firstde"cl,ined the, offer to' eat with :the other ,offenders, but,
Offender Rivas in'sisted that he join them... As he was walking toward the warehouse door
Offender Mu.rphy began pushing' him inside, the wareho~se. Offender Rivas grabbed
Offender Fishwick' and' pUlled 'him"into' the warehouse. "Offender Fishwick was struck in
the back of the head with an axe handle: Offender Fishwick was forced to the floor where
he saw Offender Cook lying on the floor at the back of the warehouse. The offenders
bound Offender Fishwic~'s hands and feet with plastic ties and covered his face wfth duct
tape. A pillowcase was placed over his head and he was taken to the electrical room.
At approximately 1245, Randy. Albert" '; Correctional' Officer. HI, entered the
maintenance office to get a hitch for the unit's utHity Vehicle (Gato"r)., He was assigned to
the field force and was.supervising·the trash crew that day"and ·wanted to-usethe·Gator '
to haul some lumber. Qfficer Albert entered the office ,and saw only offenders. He asked
where Mr.-P.-Moczyge'mba was and was told .that he was'in therwareh'ouse~~'6fficerAlb'eft' ,.
walked into the warehouse where he agairf"~~\v only offenders. He noticed a 'handheld
radio and a set pf keys on the floor and knew something was wrong, but was then
attacked from benind by three offenders and forced to tt:J~·'floor. One
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knife with his left han'd and was .able to bend 'the blade.. ·~One of the' offenders thei'-'struck
him in·the head with an axe handie. The offenders handcuffed him with the handcuffs he
was carrying and bound his legs with rope and tape and dragged him to the electrical
room. .
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returned from the boiler room with Offender Ambrosio Martinez #648556, to dispose of a
piece of metal.· Mr. L. Moczygemba notic'ad that the maintenance truck was pulled in.to the
shop and the overhead door was closed behind it and locked. 'Offender Newbury
approached Mr. L. Mpc~ygemba aod bran.dish~d_a.flptple..Q~_QLr:o~.tal.a .appr9ximately :10- ..:....
, . , 12 inches'ln l~fng~I1.:)lJi9. §~~rp~ii~:~rQr.fboth:sid,eS:-'''Mf.-.~: 'M6ciyg~iiiDa-push'8"9'-Offe naeY' '.. ',:',
Newbury's h~nd aw,ay and ~ol~ him to stop. 'Mr. L. Moczygemb.a turned toward .Offender
Martinez. Ashe turned, Qffe'nder N~wbury came up behin~ h.im, and put the hc;ind-made
, kn~fe to.. ~is..th(oat. " 9ffend.er.J:~~w.P.4n' .tol.d, him tna.t. ~.~_Wc;i( ~eri9ti,s .and J1~ _dJ~, nO,t .want to. .
hurt nim, but h~ would ,if he . did'.not)je,down> f\<1r:'L;' MoczYge.mba'laid down on the floor·
and .Offender Halprin and Offender. NewburY :tied his -hands ·and .feet ·with· plastic jies- and
duct tape and placed a·sheet over his~head.· The ·offenders·then· took Mr.··L,.,Moczygemba
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~artiflez's,:ha,nds.·behi.l19 hi~.. bac~_ alld bpund .l1ls arms and legs with plastic straps. arid·
duct tape. One of the assail~nts then dragged Offender Martinez to the electrical room.
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the others. Mr. Garza carried.a pocketknife that ~as not discovered by.the assailants.', Mr. .
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restraints, except for Officer Albert who was handcuffed. The victims began to prepare
themselves in case their assailants returned. They began tearing electrical conduit from
,the walls using it to barricade the door a'nd potentially for their, own defense. When the
as~ailants realized that the victims had removed their restraints, one of ·the offenders
attempted to regain e!1try in~o the room. When his attempt was unsucc~ssful, he tried to
seal the door. s9 ·that .the ~ictirns could not exit. .He secured the door using·a hand, .' operated winch (t;:bnie:a~long) to winch the door G~osed.·
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telephoned the Maintenance Department anq asked to speak with a supervisor. Offender
Rivas, who answered the call, .instructed another offender'to' come to the' 'phone' and
impersonate Mr. P. Moczygemba. Officer Perez informed them. that it was count time..
The offender impersonating Mr. P. Moczygemba returned the phone call to Lieutenant
Carr and advised that there were ten offenders in the Maintenance Department. To
ensure that the count would balance, the offenders were careful to include the three
offenders who were subdued in the eleGtrical roqm and Offender· Rodd9u.~z who did not
work in the department. :Lieutenant Carr, had no· reason to believe that the· person
providing the count V{as an· inmate and ·believed ,:that··the ·count· he ·was -given ,Was
accurate. Earlier d.uririg the incident, an offender; now believed to be Offender Rivas, '
···imperson-ated su'pervisor"arld :calied' th'e'A'
officer, the 3 Building :desk- 6ffice{r~"~-:~' -~
and the 18-19 Turnout offi~er... He notified'~~De'm that only a skeleton crew of" offenders
would. return to th~ir job a.$~ignroents ~fter lunch. ' "
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picket (S-Radio Tower). Officer Gip'~ 'received a call from a person claiming to' be from ,the·
.. Maintenance· Department/ informing' him· that maintenance :.employeesv-iere ·.coming 'to
install mtmitors 'in the picket: The telephone call and the description of ·the work order
seemed legitimate to Officer Gips, because a' similar installation was recently made on
one of the other pickets. At approximately 1;3::W, Vernon Janssen, Correctional Officer IV,
who was working the backgate sallyport, received a similar call. He wa~also informed
that a crew of maintenance employees would be installing monitors at the back gate.
MeanWhile, in attempt to call for Help, Mr. Camber was able to set off the fire alarm
from within the eleptrical room. At approximately 1335, Ce~tral Control was alerted' by a
·._'. ..... ,.. flashing J.ight..ol1.th~ ..control.p.anel.that .the_fir.e.alarms were activated .in the. Maintenance ......
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expecting maintenance workers, open~dth~ ~~lk-~~ro~g~ gate allow!ng the offe!1.q~rs).ntc?
·;.....'~' ... ;: the 'fenced area behind tlie"'g'ateh6Us~: '~qfflcer Gips'then opened the v'shicle gate allow
, .' " . the Gator into the vehicle area. ~ .Officer Ja'nssen' was inside the gatetiouse and not aware
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dressed offender answered it. The caller, impersonating an employee, was one of the
offenders who remained in the Maintenance Department, calling to" verify that the
offenders had arrived to tneir destination at the back gate, ,The offender that answered
the telephone, then handed the telephone receiver to Officer Janssen telling him that the
call was for him: As' officei:Janssen leaned over to take the' receiver, one of the civilian
dressed ,'offenders grabbed' him from behind putting. his .aim' around ,6fficerJanssen's
, , throat and fgrcing him to the floor...Th.e' offenders r~moved, Janssen's uniform pants and,
shoes, bouhq his arms, and legs, 'a'nd taped his mouth with' duct tape, They' piciced Officer
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At approximately 1345, 'one -of the offenders, '~ressed in civilian' clothing, exited the'
gatehouse, walked up to the exterior gate, and identified himself as "Maintenance,", '
Officer Gips remembered seeing the maintenance supervisor earlier that day, wearing the'
clothes and the hat that were now worn by the offender, and from his vantage point,
thought that it was the same person. Officer Gips looked around to make sure that there
were no offenders in the area and opened ,the outsiQe gate allowing ,~his 'peirson to exit the
compound. He subsequently' opened the picket door"fallowing him to eriter the tower.' As
, the offender was coming, up ,the stairs', ~the picket telephone rang. The calle'( identified '
hirns~Jf as a m~intenari~e supervi~pr. al)d as~~dJf.Are? ~~~nt~,J:laJ'1c~. ~t~.ft.h.a~, a.rrived.
,. :The offender reached 'the top of the 'stairs 'and :took thedelephone call.' .He then 'remoVed
his jacket and placed it on the chair in the' pic~i, 'grabbing a .357 revolver that Was lying
on the desk. , The offf;mder, who was later identified to be Offender Halprin, held ,Officer
Gips at gunpoint and told l1imthat it.was an escape.' One of the. offenders,,~till in offender
"clothing, later dis~ovei"~d to be Offender Murph5';-Y~lIed from' the 'ground ,to 'op'errt~e 9a~e. .
Offender Halprin, liot.Jamiliar,with,·the·.'picket controls, threatened Off!cer, Gips"life- arid
forced him t6 provide instructions on how to open the picket door and the vehicle' gate.
Offender Halprin asked Officer Gips what kind of guns were in the picket and, their
whereabouts. The field force's guns and th~ transportation officer's guns were stored in
the bottom of the picket. This was 'not the unit armory. After.collecting the guns, Offender
Murphy instructed Officer Gips to go downstairs. When they got to the bottom of the
stairs.. Offender Halprin used Gips' belt a'n8 one of his shoestrings to bind his hands and
tie him to a structure within the picket. Tho offenders then exit~d the tower with the guns,
'.. ', '. _.... .lmm.ed!~tely.aft~~Jh~ _Qffeoders exited the picket, Officer Gips. freed himself and ran. ,.
~_ ..,. -·-t;Jjf 'the-st?ti($~·td:- the--t6p- of ~t~e -~pidke~;-The-tliree6ffenqcfrs' 'tti~t 'had' remaine,)' hi" th-e
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Maintenance 'Department drove the maintenance·truck ·through 'the open' vehicle gate
'.. where they picked up the weapons and their four accomplices'and e?Cite~ the compound,
.. _~ .::~',Th~, :J!1~~!!lt~~_ance. t~6.k ~had. :,b~.el1:· br~ught· inside .J~~, ~,cqmp9un~earlier ' :th~t :, ~~y 'In . ".
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':_ "': ' handheld radio'to' request assistance'; officer' Gips reported at 'that time that he could 'see
-~...,th~ maintel')an~e truck driving past 19 Bliilding outside 'of the, compound: . , '. ,.' ,
.'. ", Warden' Keith· was' in ,the' 'company of, ~~ !Q.9.§LJ~~ e!1f.orcement.offic~r on the',
.-::-,' ..;com'polinc(\:Vliefi"he" heard Hie~ dist"ress"call::-: The' 'office'r inimediately"notified othe'r local
'::-:.. . lawenf6~cement to be'on the lookout for -i white
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approximately 1400, 'Officer Barton, Olsen, .assiglJed 'to,. thec9mmunity ,work squad;'
, reported seeing' the white maintenance, truck in the downtown area of Kenedy. in the '
':"~:'''.vicinitY of City--HcilJ.-:lmmeaiately afte"-seeiri~ffrie'vehi,cle, Officer"Olsen heard a' caliCiii the: ,'.
-:-,-- -- hand held 'Fcldi6 and respon'ded with-airections to wnereh'e-had seeri'the'vehiCle, . . - .'
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an automated teller machine camera in the Wal-Mart parking lot, it is believed that the'
escapees left the area in one or possibly two vehicles that were left in the parking lot by an
unknown .ac~omplice on. the morning of the incident. A task force formed by.the··.Office of
the Inspector Ge~~~~]. wi!h th~. ~ssistance of state and local law enforceme!1 t. agencies
has been investigating leaqs to the whereabouts of the fugitives, As of the date of this
.. Tevie~. the escapees st~1I rema.in at larQe, .... .
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positlons"involved in tlits .incident: : Backgate~ Officer' 'Post :Order ·07~054;Backgate ....
Picket Post Order 07.048; Perimeter Piq1<~t Post Order 07.046; TumoutDoor Officer.
Post Order 97.103; Maintenance Officer Post Order 07.0~3; ..and .A~r:nlpis~~atiye ..
Directive 03.2~~. The team found tQat the'above post. ord~r~..Vfere in. place, current. and
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states that the backgate picket officer shall ensure all persons entering or exiting the
unit through the backgate are properly identified and must present their photo
identification card. Additionally, Administrative Directive 03.28 instructs that. all
uniformed' and non-uniformed personnel will be required to show their TDCJ
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violation of Post Order 7. 048. The backgate picket officer then allowed this

unidentified person to enter the picket wh~re weapons afe stor~d and gate controls are
.s~cure~.: '.' The .Buil~lrig Major ~h_a,d.·~e~n·C?r:t ~h!~ ..p!~~et;,yi~~·.·~~.~i~.~!f!~er! ,wi~hin .the .
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+ The maintenance truck had been moved inside the compound on the morning of the
incident, at approximately 1037, to be utilized by a staff member for a parts pickup in
the afterno0!1' There was no need for this vehicle to be inside the compound,'
+ Mr. McDowell went to the Maintenance Department to check-out the 3 Gym toolbox.
Offender Riv8stold -Mr.. McDowell that Mr. P. Moczygemba was. in 1.8 Dorm and that
there :were no other superVisors in' the, depl3rtmenl.: Mr."McDowell retrieved his'tools, '
left the area and '~fid not report to security staff that he had encountered offenders that' '
were no~ u~der .s,up~r:vi~~~n.
+ An offender that was not assigned to the tool room issued Mr. McDowell his toolbox.·
Although the contents of the toolbox did not include sensitive tools (bolt cutters, cutting
torches, etc.), Administrative Directive 03.19 states that only offenders assigned to a
tool room and authorized personnel shall be permitted access to too's. ,
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Maintenance -Department's sensitive tools that are kept in the tool room. . Sensitive
tools. include any .toolsor .equipment likely to be. used in an ,escape attempt or that
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approximate'ly: 13$5. TheControi Picket officer was altered by.the activated" alarm and
call~d' the '.Maintenance· bepirtment: when there' was no'· answer~' sheoosifenced 'the'
alarm on her control panel.
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However, one of the officers had left her post for a period of time and .was not in the
Central Control Picket when the fire a.~arm went off. (This remains under'review.)

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+ The unit administration should review turnout door procedures and ensure only
authorized offenders are allowed passage through this area.

+ All departments s~ould adhere to the unit' adminis~ra~ioJ:l's instruction and the

guidelines outlined in Administrative Dir~~tiv~. 93,,28, :which requires ·th.at vehicles
remain outside the. compound unless vehicJe' entry ,is n.ecessary to perform a specific
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the Maintenance Department were unsupervised. Unit administration should ensure
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outlined in AdminisJrative Directive· 03:~ 9.·'-. Only· employees· and ',offenders, that ·~re ..
assigned to a tool "room .should have access. Additionally, employees ,should not
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Recommendation

+ The Agency should review the feasibility of..9iscontinuing outsi~e .calling capabilities to
telephones in areas frequented by offenders. If the discontinuation is not feasible, the
Agency should review the availability of technology for limiting access to those lines.

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showed that the escape~ plan was current. complete. and extr~mely well coordinated.
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+ Prior to t~e incident, in the morning hours, there were 11 maintenance supervisors and
26 offenders working in the Maintenance Department. This offender to employee ratio
was more than, sufficient., When the incident began there was .1. supervisor and 6
offe~ders ~orki~g in ,th~ MaiT.ltenance Department which is ~on,sider~d ad~quate.

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year $e'n~en'ce for Murder with a 'De~dly Weapon from Bexslr' Co'unW::':He 'is:a' 29 year ......
old Hispanic male.' Due to the natu're of his 'offense and the length of his sentence, he
was assigned to the Connally Unit, a maximum-security facility. on January 27. 1998.
Offender Garcia had no history of assau,ltive or violent behavior while' incarcerated in
the TQCJ - Institutional Division. At the time of the inclden.t. Offender Garcia was
classified as a Minimum-In. State Approved Trustee III offender and was assigned to
the Connally Maintenance Departmenfon May 26. 2000 as a Material Handler. .

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+' _Offender.. Rivas...George.' TDCJ _#702267., was •received ,April.20•. j995,70n ~ a·life~·--.:...­
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. (2). and Burglary ota,Habitation (1). from ErPaso Couflty. 'He,is a,.30 year' old Hisp~nic '.
'..' .':.:.. '" . male~':' 'Due .to :the' ,nature ·'or'. his .: offense, and tna' length :'of his.'sentence'. he was ."
.. :,,-,; -"~~~igried"to "tRe C'on l:J.a' Unit.a:m.ax!niur!l-se~o·~ .facllityl-·o·~· ojuiy ·13~'·f99~". Off~n~er.·. ' ..
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attempted escape on June 10, '1995 'while assigned to the Coffield Unit. He was
placed in Administrative Segregation from July 7, 1995 until September 5, 1996 when
he was released as a close custody offender to general population on .the Coffield Unit.
Offender Rodriguez was reclassified to medium custody on December 12, 1996 and to
minimum on March·31,·1997. At "the time' of the incident Offe'nder Rodriguez was
classified' as. a Jv1ir:tirnu'm-ln,' Stat~ Approved Trustee III offender and was assigned ·to·..
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year sentence for Injury to a Child" S.erious Bodily InjurY with' a Deadly Weapon' from
Tarrant County. He is a 23 year old white male.,' Due to the nature of his offense and
the length of his sentence, he was assigned to the Connally Unit, a maximum-security'
facility, on June 1, 1999. Offender Halprin had no history of assaultive or violent
behavior while incarcerated in the TDCJ - Institutional Division. At the time of the
incident, Offender Halprin was classified as a. lylinimum-In, Stat~ Approved Trustee III
offender and was assigned to the Connally Un'it Malntenan.ce Department on February
9, 2000.as a Ma~erial Handl.er.
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+ Offender .Harper, Larry 'James~ TDCJ #86.1910, was received March' 9,'1999,'on 'a ·50 .. ,.
year sentence for Aggravated Sexuat..A~~~~lt (6) and Aggravated Sexual Assault with
a Deadly Weapon (3) from ~I Paso CountY~ He is a 37 year old white male.. .Due to .
the' nature of 'his offense arid the lengtli of his' senfen~ce',-' he 'was "a's'slgnecf it> 'the" ..
Connally U!1it, a maximum-security facility, on April 8, 199~ ... (~)ffender J-jarpe'r had no .
hi~t~ry. of ~s$aultive or violent behavior While incarcerated in .the.TDCJ ~.Jnstitutional.
Division. At the time of the incident, Offender Harper was classified as.a Minimum-I n,
State Approved Trustee III offender and was assigned to the Connally Unit
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+ Offender Murphy, Patrick Henry Jr., TDCJ #386888, was received November 13,1984,
on a 50 year sentence for Aggravated Sexual Assault' with
Deadly Weapon' and
Burglary of a Building from Dallae County. He is a 39 year old white male.. Due tothei
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ser:'lt~nce for Aggravated Robb~ry with·a Deadly Weapon' froITi Travis CouritY. Me is a .

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offender and was assigned to the Connally Unit Maintenance Department on August 5,
1998 as a Door Closer Mechanic.
+ The Connally Unit is a maximum-security unit ,with a capacity of 2,848, which is an
appropriate"un'it of assignment for the above named offenders. The offenders were
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inside a secure perimeter. : All seven of t~e offenders who escaped lived inside the'
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appropriate work assignments. It should be noted, that although the offenders were
classified as Minimum-in, the Connally Unit is a maximum-security facility.
The unit staffing rosters for the day, of the' inCident we-re reviewed thorolighly by the
team members. It was determined that the escape was not a result of lack qf security staff
and that ,all posts in the area were manned that day In accord?nce, with' the guiqelin~s. . .
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Upon notification of the escape, the' unit administration. responded in a timely
manner and in accordance with the Emergency Response Plan. The assistance of local
law enforcement was requested immediately, the appropriate ·staff was ·deployed, and
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On December 13; 2000, at approximately 1120, the employees of the
Connally Unit Maintenance Department returned 20 offenders that were assigned
to the Maintenance Department to their housing areas and went to lunch. -Patrick
Moczygemba, Maintenance SuperVisor V,' arranged, fora group of five offenders•.
.Joseph Garcia #774391,' Ra·n.dy'H~lprio #7862,59, Larry Harper #861910; Donald
Newbury #824631, and George Rivas #702267; to stay in the' Maintenance
Department to seal the floor in the warehouse. It was not uncommon for these
.--, offenders to' be "assfg'iiecl"to spedal projects' in the- Maintenance' Department.
Mark' Burgess, Maintenance Supervisor IV also gave permission for one of his
offenders, Patrick Murphy #386888, to stay in for lunch to complete an' ongoing
project. Mr. P. Moczygemba agreed to stay and supervise the offenders.
At approximately 1130, Mr. P. Moczygemba 'was working in ,the office
when Offender Rivas asked him to come back into the warehouse. .Offender
Harper asked him to look at a motor that was under a table..The offenders ""vere
clearing the .floorto begip sealing and claimed .that they.were·unsure of.what they
should do with the motor. As Mr. P. Moczygemba leaned down to look at the
. :··motor,·one of the offenders struck'him in'the head with what was':later'discovered
to be an axe handle, and he was rendered~iun~nscious. When lie regained
consciousness he began to strtiggle with·tbe·:offenders. Offender Garcia held a.
hand-made·knife. fo Mr... P. MoczYg'emba's' neck and told him that a few more '
..years wouldn't mean"anything to·their sen~e.nces and .they.would ·kill one of the'
: ,~mploye!=!s if they ,~.~~~e,d. !o... The. 9.1fe[ld~r~ .. r~m.9¥ed .Mf. ,.P..Jv'9czygemb~'s
, pants and. shirt, tied his hands "and legs, and. placed a gag in·, his. mouth. • A
pillowcase was placed over his head and he was carried to the electrical room at
the back of the warehouse where he was forced to lie face down on the floor.
Offender Michael Rod~iguez #698074, was assigned to the inside yard
squad on the day of the incident. Due to inclement weather conditions, the il)side
yard squad offenders did not ·turn out-for work. Possibly in anticipation of the
weather related work restriction, Offendef'i~odriguez had an appointment to visit .
the unit law library on the morning of the incident. The law-library check-in log
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access to the niajntenance area, it is the opinion of the revif;!w team that Offender
Rodrigue~. was' inadvertently 'allowed ,through ,the gate at·A Turnout .' Several
,,__ '., ef!1P',qy~.es,;rep9rj.~~~ing·Offe~.de(Rodriguez,sitting ':on a ,.bench: in 'front 'of ~h.e
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-=:::=..' '.'':;;' Alejandro Marroquin; C6iTectio-nal Officer:III,"en"tered the maintenarlce"office'and '.
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,';" . ·,Halprin, HarPer,' Murphy, and Newburj"came'.inbj"the' office and beg'an talking
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ties and d.~ct tape and attempted to place a 'gag in his. mO(Jth, .Officer Marroquin
refused to open his mouth to be gagged aJ1.d Offender Newbury ~truck. him in the
nose with a plosed .fist forcing Officer. Marroquin t~ allow the .ott:enders to gag .
him. Officer Marroquin was .then '~rried ;t9 the .el~ctr!cal·ropm where ·.he was .
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Mr. Camber to the floor. Offender.Garcia placed a· pointed· object ··in ·Mr.
. Camber's left ear, threatening to apply force. Mr. Gamber, in ·fear of his life,
stopped struggling. T~e offenders bound Mr. Camber's hands with plastic ties
and duct tape and removed his boot~ and jean~. He was the~ dragge.p into the
electrical room where the. offenders struck his head against th~ ~lectricalconduit
on the.~.~.11 c~':Jslng.~irn. t~.lo.~e ~nsci~u~.ness. Th~.offel':'der~tt:te~ p~?1.~CL? ,gag.
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Maintenance Oepartment. Offender Rivas· came into the office and .told Mr•
. Burg~~s ~~atMr...P•.N1oczygemba was il1Jhe. warehouse: . M~•. Burges~ .~nt~(~d·
tt)e warehouse b.ut did not see Mr. P.. Moczyg~mb~ ... Offend~r~alp~~.fo.l.rpw~d .
Mr. Burgess into' th~ warehouse and knelt down" ~esid·e·abox and asked Mr~' .
Burgess to come Jook at a motor~ As Mr. Burgess approached Offender Halprin,
he was struck in the back of the head by one of the offenders. As he regained
consciousness, Mr. Burgess felt a sharp point at the back of his neck, another in
his back, and one below his right armpit. Offender Rivas stated ~hls is r:'l0 joke,
we go home and you go home, or not, it's up to you." Offender Halprin rery10ved
Mr. Burgess' clothing, bound his feefand hands with tie straps and duct tape, .
placed a gag in his moutn, and placed duct tape over his eyes. Offenders Rivas .
and I-:Ia'pri~. ~.he.n. ~rn~.~_hirt). tq..the .~Iectrica' ..r9qrrL@l)dj9rge~ .bim .!9JQ~.. flqoI.. _.~. .
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were alone.' Offender Rivas told him that Mr. P. Moczygemb'a went to ·18
Dorm. Mr. McDowell then requested to che,ck-out the 3 Gym toolbox. Offender
Murphy went into·the·Warehouse and brought back the·toolbox·and the'check':'o'ut
log. Offender Murphy handed the ,tool. box and the log to OffenCler Halprin; who
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Martin Gilley, .Maintenance Supervisor IV, and ·Mr. Ronny Haun, Maintenance
Supervisor IV retumed to the Mainten'ance Department. Mr. Gilley went into the
electrical shop and Mr. Garza sat down at a desk.in tli'e office. Mr. Haun walked
into the warehouse where Offender Newbury asked him to come anp look at
something on the shelt· As' Mr. Haun approache9 the sh~lf, 0ffenqe'i.'·Newbury
. grabb~d him.. al1dpl.a9~d ·him. in a' headlock: Offender ~ivas' .a·ssisted :.OffE?nder
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mouth.· ,As Mr. Haun struggled with .the offenders, Rivas struck him in the nose
twic~-With-a··cldsEfd fi$r~na 'forced-the-g-af)' irlt.6 his mouth':-Ari"urikflown-6ff€naer" .. . ... approached them and put a plexiglas' kn~ .to the back of Mr. Haun's left ear..
The offenders"secured Mr; Haun's 'Iegs and arms with duct tape and placed a
pillowcase ,over his head .and wrapped it with duct tape: Mr. Halm. wa:s"oragged '
to' the,electricarroom·wher~·theoffenders-unbound his legs; removed his·.boots
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Offender Harper, came into the office and asked Mr. Garza to come into the
warehouse to look at a motor. Offender Rivas approached Mr. Garza from
behind and put a sharp object to the froht of his neck. Mr. Garza pushed the
object away from his neck as Offenders Halprin and Harper attacked him"forcing
him to the floor.. The offenders placed:plastic ties around Mr. Garza's arms and
legs and 'dragged him to the electrical room. A gag was placed in Mr. Garza'a .'
. mouth and a pillowcase was placed over his head and taped.
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offer,and Offender Garcia. left.the ,shop~ . Offender Murphy entered the electrical
'. : shop'snq told .Mr.. ··GilJey that··Mr. P. ·,MoczYgerl:tba .w~nted to'see him in' the
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was leaving maintenance with Offenders Fishwic~ and Cook, when Offender
Rivas told him that Mr. P. Moczygemba wanted to talk to ~im in th~ shop. Mr.
Schmidt went into the maintenance warehouse where several 6ffe'nders attacked
him from behind. One of the offenders held a hand-made knife to"Mr: Schmidt's
head and told him to shut up.. The offenders pushed, Mr. 'Schmidt to 'the floor and
ti~d his hands and'.feehvith plastic ·straps. TheY"placed ·'8 gag in his mouth and a'
pillowcase over his head and dragged him to'the electrical room.
Offenders Fishwick· and· Cook"enteted the· maintenance· office- where _.
Offender Murphy approached ,them. , Offender Murphy told them that ,they_were
having a food spread in.the back and to,fix themselves a.plate. Offender Cook
immediately went to the back of the warehouse. Offender Cook wa~. struck in the
face by Offender Rivas as he approached the back of the warehouse. Offender
Cook swung back at Offender Rivas striking. him in the face. An unknown
offender approached Offender Cook from behind and ~truck him'ln the' back of
the head with an axe han~dle. The offenders then bound Offender Cook's.arms
and legs and dragge.d him into the electrical room=--':~, " ,." ...., ",-' '" _.:.,-_..- .... , .
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.bUt Offender Rivas' insisted that' he 'jol.n- thefri~' ". As' he" was-Walkifig'''toward .the'
warehouse door, Offender Murphy begani,)jlishing' him inside the warehouse.
Offender Rivas grabbed Offender .Fishwick and pulled him into the .warehouse...
Offender Fishwick was struck in the' back of, the head with an axe handle~· .
Offender Fishwick was forced to the floor where he saw Offender Cook"lying"on'
the floor at the back of the wa"rehouse.·: The offenders bound Offender Fishwick's-~
hands and feet'with plastic ties and covered his face with duct tape. A pillowcase
was placed over his head and he was taken to the electrical room.
At approximately 1245, Randy Albert, Correctional Officer III, entered the
maintenance office to get a .hitch for the unit's utility vehicle (Gator). Hewas
assigned to the field force and was supervising the trash crew that day, and
wanted to use the Gator to haul some·lulilber. Officer Albert entered' the office
and saw only offenders. He asked where Mr.' P. Moczygemba was and was told .
that he was in the warehouse..,Officer'Albert walked into the warehouse where
.. he again saw only offenders':: .Hi:i noticed a' handheld radio' arid ,a 's'et :of-keys:on-·~·--:'7"·:
the floor and kne~ something was wrong,'but was then attacked from behind by .
three offenders and forced to the .floor. : One. of the offen~ers placed a knife to
.Officer Albert's face aDd·told him not to move.. ,Offiqer Albert grabbed the knife.
with his' left· hand :'and -was able'· :berid the 'blade. ~":One '. of the 'offenders··then··
struck him in the head 'with anaxe:'hahdle~:'rhe "offenders'hailci6uffe(rhim :With ..
. the handcuffs he vias carryiri'g -and ·'bo'iirid' his 'Iegs -with' rope and' tape::'and '.
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IV, returned from .the boiler Joom .with.Offender Ambrosio Martinez #648556, to_
dispose of,a piece of meta1. Mr. L. MocZygemba 'noticed ttl'at the maintenance-truck was pulled into the shop and the overhead door was closed behind it and
.Iocked. Offender Ne:~bury :~ppr~a~~eE. Mr.~ ,L..;M9~~geJ:T.l~~ .. al1d.bf~n.dished a..
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to stop. Mr. L. Moczygemba turned toward Offender Martinez. As he turned,
Offender" NewburY' came up behind him and put the hand~iiiade 'knife to his
throat.·, Offender Newbury told him that he was serious an'd he did not want to
hurt him, but he.woulg if.he did not lie down. ,Mr. L. Fy10Gzygemba laid down on
. the f1.00~ ~~d~,Offenqer Halprin and Offend~r~~Y'~u~t~eq .his h?inds,and feet with.
plastic ties and ,duct tape ·and placed a'sheet oyer hIS .head. The offeflders'then
took Mr. L. Moczygemba t6 the ele'ctrical room.
." ...: .::,As .thiswas, occurring, ·.Offender . M~rtinez was :ptta~~~d by, OffE;!nder
Murphy, who stabbed him on his left ring finger. Offenders Rivas and Garcia
placed Offender Martinez's hands behind his back and b6undhis arms and legs
with plastic straps 'and duct tape. One of the assailants then dragged Offender
Martinez to the electrical room.
After the last victim was taken to the electrical room, the offenders
secured the door from' the outside. Mr. Schmidt was able to free himself of his
,. ., r!3~~rain~sand began helping the others..:"Mr>Garza 'carried a pOCKetknife that
, was not--:discovered ·by,·the· assailants; ",..Mr., Schmidt ,was able to· use the
, pocketknife to free the hostages' arms. and. Ieg~ ,fr~J11Jh~ ,res~~aints, except for
. Officer Albert who was handcuffed:' The victims began to 'prepare themselves in
'case their assailants returned. They t>egah,tearing electrical conduit from the
walls using it to ~arricade the door and potehtially for their own defense. When
the assailants realized that the victims had removed their restraints, one of the'·
.offenders :attempted,··to 're,gain' ,entry.Jnto,the··room...' When-his .attempt ·was.
_. unsuc~ssful,'he tried to seal the door so ,that :the victims could .not exit."· He;
secured the door using a hand-operated which (com.e-a:"lorig) to winch the door
closed.
At approximately 1305, Officer Perez who was assigned to ,Central
Control, telephoned the Maintenance Department and asked to speak with a
supervisor. Offender Rivas, who answered the call, instructed another offender
to come' to the phone. and impersonate Mr. P.· Moczygemba. Officer Perez
informed them that it was count time. ,The offender impersonating Mr. P. , '
'" Moczygemba returned the phone call to. Lieutenant Carr and advised that there
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were subdu'ed in.tlie electrical room and Offender Rodriguez who did not work in .
,. the. departrl;ent: .~Ueuter.lant 'C~rr: l1a~ '·no. 'rea~on . tq ·believe that the person
. 'provic~irig thedount wa~ 'an iri ti1 ate and believed that the dount he'was' given was
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desk officer,; and the 18-:19 Turnout officer~ '~e notified them that only askeleton" .
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. _,claiming . to..: be· from ·the':. Maintenance", Department,'~; ,inf.olTTJing· ~ him .,that·,
maintenance employees.~were coming to 'Install monitors in the picket. ,The
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fire alarm from within the 'electrical rooin. At approximately 1335, ·C·e·ntral Control
was alerted 'by a flashing light on the control panel that the fire 'alarms were
activated in the Maintenance Department. .. Officer. Perez attempted to contact the
department by telephone, but there was no answer.
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At ?pproximat~ly.1340,~o l"flales wearing civilian clothing and two males
in offender clothing approached the backgate in the Gator. The two males in
offender clothing got out of the vehicle and walked fo the pedestri.c:iii gate. The
offenders knew that they were not allowed to exit through the veliicl£;l gate and
complied to keep the sit~ation from seeming suspicious. Offic~r. Gipl('convinced
by the earHer telephone call and expecting maintenance workers,' opened the
walk-through ':'gate ':'aliowing ·the':offenders' i'nto' -the -'fenced -'area ~behind'·' 'the' .
gatehouse.·. Officer,Gips then opened the vehicle gate to allow the Gator.into .the..
vehicle area:"~'Officer Janssen Was' inside .the 'gatehouse': and npt"awa're that··
Officer ·Gips had opened the gate aliowt~g 'the offenders into the vehicle atea.
The males dre$sedas civilians calJ"ied monitors and electric~l.wir~.)Vithjbem. ~s_
they exited the~vehi~Ie .and ..walked into the gatehouse. They 'opened the ba'ok
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examining '~m 'electrlcal outlet that was ·near the desk in' the office ·area. The'
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it. The caller, impersonating an employee, was one of tlie offenders who
remained in the Maintena~ce Department; calling to verify that the offe.nders had
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telephone, then handed .the telephone ;receiver to Officer Janssen telling him that
the call was for him. As Officer J::lnssen leaned over to take theJeceiver, one of' .
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subsequently opened the picket door 'allowing him' to enter .the tower: As'the'
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picket, grabbing a .357 revolver that was lying on the desk. The offender, who
was later identified to be Offender Halprin, held Officer"Gips at"guri'p6irit -and told
him that it was.an escape. One of the offenders, still in offenderclothing;-Iater'
disyoverec( .to" be' 6ffe.[Id.~r.· Murphy';' yel.is·d··from the "~r6u~~ ·to-.operl ~the 'gate:'
. Off~nde~ Halprin, not familiar ~ith the picket controls, threatened D.fficer Gips' Iif~ .
and forced him to provide instructions on how to 'open the picket door and ·the
.. vehicle gate..Offender Halprin asked Officer .Gips what kind of guns wer~ in the _.'"
picket and their whereabouts. The field force's .gun$ ..and. the: tr~nsportation .
officers guns were stored in the bottom of the pick.et. This 'was not the. !Jnit
armory. After collecting the guns, Offender Murphy instr~cted 0tfi.cer Gips to go
downstairs. When they gqt to the bottom of the stairs, Off~nder Halprin used
Gips' belt and one of his shoestrings to bind his hands and tie him to .a ~tructure
within the picket. The offenders then exited the tC?wer with. the' guns:' .: .:. .,
Immediately after .th~ : c;:>ff~r:td~rs exited ~he picket, Officer Gips freed
himself and ran up tl}e stairs to the top 'of the picket. The three offenders that had .remained in t~e ~_aintenance~ D~partment drove the maintenance. truck .thrql:Jgh.
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brought inside the compound earlier thafday in anticipation .of anaftemoon:trjp .. ....__ ,.
for supplies. At approximately 1358,' Officer Gips used his' handheld radio' to
request assistance.' :Officer Gips. 'reported at that time"'that he -co'uld 'see-the-~""" - .. '
maintenance ~~ck driving' past 19 Building C?utside of the compound.. ..:.., ._..:~._ .... '.~., :..... . ..... . ..Warden Keith was' in the company of a local law enforcement officer on
the compound, when he heard the distress call. The officer immediately notified
other local law enforcement to be on the .lookout for a white TDCJ truck.' While
returning to the unit at approximately 1400, Officer Barton Olsen, assigned to the
community work squad, reported seeing the white maintenance truck in the
downtown 'area ~f Kenedy, in the vicinity of City Hall. Immediately after seeing
the vehicle, Officer Olsen heard a call on the hand held radio and responded with .directions to where he had seen the vehicle.
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.. pickup was found abandoned. behind the Wal-Mart in Kenedy. Based on film" . . .'
footage recordea by an automated teller' machine camera' in tlie Wal-Mart·
'. par~ing lot, it is believed that the escapees left .tile area in' .~>ne or. possibly two_: .
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ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTIVE
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To ensure accountability .of all tools issued, maintain an ongoing tool control log
with the following information: requester's printed name and signed initials;
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Any tool or equipment likely to be used in an escape attempt or that"poses a threat to
unit/facility security should be considered "sensitive." Exampl~ are: bolt cutlers,
hack saws and blades; ftles; portable grinders; k1eins; cutting torches; utility knives,
ladders; ropes, and other similar equipment. The list of sensitive tools may be
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by offenders that are working under their supervisic;m. No-offerider aSsigned to a
crew using "sensitive" tools shall be allowed fa leave the work area until said tools·
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shal1 be by ctitting, breaking, crushing, and other similar methods and then promptly
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similar information). A copy of that report shall also be submitted to the Warden or'
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exiting a facility. To outline. procedures to be utilized in
supervising and controlling delivery trucks that enter the facility
for delivery or pi.ckup. These procedures apply to Backgate
Officers, Industrial Plant Managers, Commissary .Managers,
Department Managers receiving truck deliveries, Shift Utility
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to admission or exit from the facility. 'When..a.visit9r does not have a valid
. driver lirense, the WardeolFacility Administrator will be contacted and
determination for entry made.. o~ .an indi~dua.\ .bB:Si~. Approval. for .

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admittance will be obtained from the WardenlFacility Administrator or his
designee prior to admission to the facility.
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During normal hours~ when offenders may receive visitors~ officers Will
follow prescribed facility guidelines. .for identification ofsuch visitors.

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handgun on the premises of a correctional facility, regardless of whether
. the handgun is'concealed. For securitY reasons; all weapons, even those of
law enforcement officers, niust be checked at the picket.

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Before allowing any vehicle to enter an area, the officer ~ll ascertain the
purpose for the entry and the "{ehicle's destina?on and. note .the·~.· .. -'- _,..z~
inforjnation .on the appropriate log. Only those vehicles with authorized
officiBl business will be. allowed entrance. No private vehicle will be
allowed within thcf pe~e.t¢"~ 'unless sp'ecifically authorized by" the ....."
WardenlFacility Administriior or designee.

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All vehicles will be searched .pqor to entering or exiting through the
facility compoun~ perimeter. fence:' '.
.requir~d inf~imation :will .be
recorded on' the vehicle log. Searches .will be'conducted for weapons,
contraband, drugs, unauthorized personnel and any items not authorized
by TOC] or by facility policy. The ~earch will include, but not be limited
to, the following areaS of every :vehicle:

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III.

Delivery Trucks - N9n-TDCJ Vehicles
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A non-TOeJ vehicle is any vehicle authorized to se~k access at a mC]
facility, such as a vehicle used by a vendor or delivery service, which' is
not o':VIled and operated by TDCJ.

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arrj.v~s' at. the~1fackgate;':th~ B'ackg'ate'
. 9~cer will aScertain the delivery truck's destination and then notify the'
department to send an employee to the backgate to escort the truck. If an
employee is unavailable, the manager 'will request the securitY shift
supervisor to send a Utility Correctional Officer to the backgate.
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. Non-IDCJ delivery trucks will not be allowed into~~~.."Sallyport until an
escort arrives at the backgate.
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asked ~o vac;ate the vehicle and open or unlock all compartments 'of the
vehicle' <t.I'u:nks, sleepers, tool boxes, and other similar compartments) for
search pUIposes;' 'The Backg~~~:Officer and the escort will participate in.
the search.
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Athorough search of all are~ will be ~o~ductedfor controlled substances,
weapons of any nah;U'e, or any material thought to be' h~dous t9 :the
. ·facilitY. If dOUbt. arises concerning ~y material entering the facility, the
~ecurity shift supervisor should be consulted.
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The Backgate Officer will utilize a mirror to check the undercamage of aU
vehicles. If any questions arise, the officer will need to physically get
under the vehicle to ensur~:~thoro~.&h search has been conducted.

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A ladder will be utilized to view the tops ofall vehicles.

H.'· ' . Wh~~ s~~~~~
'~ebicl~ itS con~en~~ the officer will u~e' e~~m~
caution' and comply with all.safeiy regulations. (See IDCJ ED-IO.61)

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escort.' However, at the WardenlFacility Administrator or designee's
discretion, an escort may be utilized in special situations (e.g., after no~.al
delivery hours, in the event of a field force working near the delivery area)
or for other specific security c~ncems. Th~ escort, when ~tilized, will not
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detect contraq~d or~:-~ff:ender escap~ attempt. The same procedures
will be utilized fqr€i'!ll ~ash trucks, dump trucks, and other similar
· vehicles. Safety prooootions must always be used when searching these
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destination and then notify that department to send an employee to the
backgate to meet the truck. If an employee is unavailable, the manager
will request the security..shift sup~rvisor to send a Utility Correctional
Officer to the backgate.

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If the offender truck driver has been dropped off by a IDCJ employee
truck driver, the truck will remain in the vicinitY outside the backgate area
(locked and properly secured). The offender truck driver Will return to the
backgate and remain under supervision until his IDC] transportatio~
supervisor arrives to esc~rt him to the nl?=:ct location. No offender driver
will be alloy/ed to leave the compound without an escort. .
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_ The e'scort (if needed) will ride in the truck cab to the ioading dock.
. . Ojfender traffic (i.e., yard squads, work squads, and other offender work
"~;-:E!:..eJ:vs) should be avoided en route to the loading dock, ifpossible.

B...... ;...~:The TDCJ employee truck driver, manager and escort are responsible for' .
the secllrity of the vehicle, products' and offend.ers whi!.eloadhiglunloading
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Adequate . supervision . for 'offenders
loadingiunloading is the sole responsibility of the department
receivirig/shipping the load. ~I offenders'not loadliigiiinioading' the" tru~k
will be removed from the area." All doors and gates in the area should
remain locked. The employee truck driver willloc~ the cab and remain at
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at a time when dock space is available.

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When the trailer is loaded/unloaded it should be by the TDC] employee
responsible for the vehicle or applicable department manager and escort
(when TDCJ offender d.Qyers and non-IDCJ drivers). The offenders
should be counted and returned to the department ·manager. The"
department manager must validate the c~unt of the offender loaders and
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of each ~CJ department that loads trailers shall be
" responsibJ~ for obtaining s~s and keeping ~em ~ stock .for the p~os~ "" "
:. of secUl'iQg all ~ers·with product a~o~d.. °The:sea1:nuniber should be "~'
"",' noted on·the olltgoing;freight bill or envelope•. This is to allow the driver" . ".
to verify that the load is intact and secure before leaving the lo~ding or
staging site. Shippers with multiple drops may choose to send a seal fori . .each drop. The driver will res~ th~ trailer ~d .do.c~ent each ~e the_ .
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for Exiting the Facility

A.

The escort or TDCJ employee driver will call the Backgate Officer to alert .
him to their return. The department manager will immediately call the
backgate .as sqon.as the count is clear. When the backgate is clear, the
drive~ ,anel .esc~~·Or TDCJ .employee driyet: ~lLretum ~o the' backgate,
, avo~ding offender tr~c, when po~sible.

B.

O~ce inside the sallyport, the Backgate Officer will obtain the seal number

on the trailer and contact the department manager. receiving/shipping the
load to verify that the numbers match. If the numbers match, it will not be
necessary to break. the seal and search inside the t.'aik;r~· ,The Backgate
Officer, and escort (if needed for TOC] ,offendel':;~i:iYers or non-TDCJ
drivers) will search the carriage" of the truck. AIf'compartments in the
carriage will be unlocked and s~aIched. (See Section II.B.) ,

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If th~ .numbers on the sear do not match or if
secUrity issu'e arises~ th~
seal will be brq~en.. ~d .a searc~ of the trailer will be performed. The., ,
. 'Back:gate Officer and the .~pyer will sign the freight bill noting that the
seal was broken. After the 'seal is broken, the driver will use padlocks to
. ,maintain security until the load is totally searched.

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July 1;1996

, '. Supersedes: ..

Gary L. J ohnsoD, Director'
Institutional Diyision

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PERIMETER
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PURPOSE:

To establish the duties·'J:nci 'responsibilities ·of staff assigned to Perimeter
Pickets, Specific orders for all pickets are in attachment form.

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Perimeter Pickets: Structures 'that circle the building or unit/facility area and provide outside
security to the unit/facility, preventing unauthorized egresslingress to the area.
PROCEDURES:
Perimeter Pi~k.ets are 'responsible fC?r the security perimeter of the
Officers assigned
facility, preventing offenders from escaping or attempting to escape over.the walls or fences
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All . Perimeter
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The relieving offiCer' shall inspect the' post and' equipment· for damages and
cleanliness. Any dis~~epancies ol:?s~rv~.~d, ~~untabi~ity ~f equipm.ent.shall,.be.
noted on ~e post log.

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Th~ rel'ic:ving officer' shal~ inspect all :w~po'ns, anunUIiition and other equipme~f

assigned to that post. The daily inventory log shall be signed by the relieving
.... ,:. -..officer indicating that' all weapO.nsianimunition are 'aCcounted for and' in working
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If an 'officer fails to report damage or loss of equipment, he shall aSswne
financia~ responsibility for the ~amage or loss.
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Officers assigned to this post between the. hours of dusk to dawn shali call the
central control picket every 30 minutes.

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condm~n ~f \\'~apon.s ami equipment

Offi~rs assigned to this post from dusk to dawn shall no.t re~af~ inside the post for
more than 30 minutes at any given time, with the.exception of the front gate picket.
Dwing periods'ofinclem~nt w~at'ler, the officer may remain'inside, but must ensure
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disturbance in which loss of life or serious bodily injury to any person is. inuninent and ,
where lesser means of.major foree .have failed to achiev~ the queUing of such rebellion, Ti~t,
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Whenever us: of fir~s is iI:nmediately necessary to prevent an escape. the
officer must, lfpractlcaI, shout for the offender to halt and if that fails. fire a
warning shot. ' Th~ officer must fire on the offender only when it appears
, " prqpable th~t, th~ off:~nd~r Wi~~ el~d~ immediate effort ~for recapture. The
followi~g ·~equence. shall 'be' foll?~ed if sufficien( time permits;: how.ever,"
e'~capes must be prevented. '

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If th.e offend~r continues. the attempt, to e~cap~ and.the: offlcer
believes thert? fs'rio physiCal fQrce short ~f deadly force, ~v~ilable or
likely' to. be effective' to' :stbp the' offender :and 'the" ciffenq,er 'is
attempting to climb a perimeter fence, the' officer must fire at the
offender. .

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When the offender halts, the flIing shall immediately cease and the
incident shall be reported to the officer's supervisor.
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,units/facilities equipped With' double perjmeter security fences, the two (2)
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Assaults
Dw:i~g an assault, .the officer shall use all means available before firing.
V~rbal coi:nn?~ds and a.w~ng ~h~~, ifpracti~al, will precede firing at the

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The officer must .see that the off~n~er possesses a weapon capable of
inflecting serious injwy or death before the officer utilizes firepowe~ ..

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Officers shall not fire upon an offender if the firing will endanger ·the iives
ofothers.

4.

Whenever possible, shots fired'at,an offender s~~uld .be"inrected to disable
rather than to kill.
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?icket Officers shall alert other unitlfacil~ty personnel as soon as possibi~
t~ough 'the use oran alaqn,.s,hout{ng, or-telepho'ne c~ll.'''' .. '.
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Authorization for use of deadly force shall be ~made by' the Assistant 'Warden or
higher authority; however, in case of emergency', personnel may exercise' deadly
force without the consent of a higher authority if the situation does not permit the
time to seek higher authorization.

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Standard Rules and ~egulations

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fo~l\,ll

Perimeter Pickets

Officers are not perm~tted to sleep, read or engage in activities that shall distract
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perfo~ance of ~eir official _duties~ . _Exceptions s~all, be: flashlight,
: binoculars and thennos bottles. Wardens
authoriie other items as
deemed n~sa.ry for their unitifacility.
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Tampering with weapons, amm~tiori or other equipme~t is prohibited.
All weapons "i~ actiye statl.:ts. shall be .cleaned ~d oiled by designated personnel
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Sidearms shall be ca.nied in the holster attached to pants belt.

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The use of personal weapons by on-duty personnel is strictly prohibited.

H.

The relieving officer shaH report to the Shift Supervisor at the designated time and
area specified in the sp~,Li nr-der.

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Near the end of each shift, the officer on duty -shall cleaq. the post thoroughly and
report any.damagp..s and repairs needed to the Shift Supervisor. An entry shall be
recorded on ~e post log ofthis action.

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Telephone use is restricted to ~fficial :calls only. A complete and up-to-date list of
telep~one extensions shall be prominently displayeq i~ ,each post.

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If doubt arises coneenung any emergency, the officer shall inunediatelY contact the
Shift Supervisor for instructions. ..".
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Shouting shall be the normal method for gaining an offender's attention. Warning
shots shall not normally be used for gaining an offender's attention..

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An incident report must be sl;1~mitted in the event of a round being flred, lost or
damaged. The incident report' must be submitted before leaving the facility.,. '.' .:

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adher~ to. Any discrepancies found during the weekly inspection shall be reported
inwrlting ~o. the Building Major.forappropriat~,ac~on. ,

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NUMBER:

PO-07.048-Rcv 3

DATEj

August' 1, 1997

PAGE:

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Instit~tional Divisi~.n

SUPERSEPESj PO-07.o.48-Rcv 1.
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March 1,.1997
AUTH: Gary Johnson, Director
H~ Institutional Di.ViSion

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SUBJECT:

BACK GATE PICKET

AUTHORITY:

Texas Government Code § 494.00~
Executive Directive 01.21
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DEFINITION:
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Perimeter Pickets: are
that encompass the building or Unit area and'
provide outside security to the Unit.

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Officers assigned to Perimeter Pickets are responsible for the security .of the institution,
preventing offenders from escaping or attempting to escape over the walls or fences and
aiding in the prevention and control of disturbances inside.
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All Perimeter Pickets shall be m~ed (24) hours per day, seven days per week.
to this policy shall be approved by the Deputy Director o( Security.

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'Pie re~ieving. officer ~hal1.. inspect the PO$t and .equipment·. for d~~g~. ~d
·cleanIin~s.. Any .discrepaqcies observed·.!ll1d accountability of'Cquipment s~all be
,noted on the postlog...
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The' relieving' -offi~~ s,wI inspect~ ali 'w~pons,

aInmunition and other equipment
assigned that post. The dally inventory log shall be signed by the relieving o.fficer.
indicating that all weapons/ammunition are .accounted for' and in working order.
Any weapons/ammunition not accounted for or not in working order shall be
immediately reported to the Shift SuperViSor'.
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If an officer fails to report damage or loss of equipment, he/she shan assume
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It is imperative that officers report the condition of weapons and equipment
assigned to this post.

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; The officer'shall 9bserve ,flIld be aware of all actiyity ,around or near the post.

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:p~st Sh~il c~il ~e:c~nt~ai ~o~trOl ~i~k~t e~ery (30) minute's

to"this
from dusk to'dawn.
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minutes at any given time: During periods of inclement ~eathert the 'officer may',
remain inside but must ensure there is a clear line of sight to any adjacent perimeter.
Conditions causing diminished visibility will be reported to the Shift Supervisor.
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times 'andQn1y be 'removed' when' necessary to prevent eScapes, stop
assaultive behavior when an offender is threatening serious iIljury toward ,
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the picket will inspect the cabinet for damage to and/or a broken seal. In th~
.event the seal is damaged or broken the' ·following' procedures shall ~,
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~hift S,:!pex:visor w~U ~ubmit. a written report. ~to .!he Buil~ing 'Major
'and ~nit Warden detailing ~e,.reasons for $~ damage or,broken seal
on the..308 Caliber Bo~t, Action 'Rifle ~abjnet; and ' "

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The Unit Armory Officer will.be responsible for replacing the seal
and re-zeroing the .308 Caliber Bolt Action Rifle and/or the AR-15. ,

This procedure will apply only to Units equipped with the .308 Caliber Boit' ,
Action Rifles with scopes.

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Use of Firearms - Picket Officers

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behavior when: an offender is threatening serious injury toward C?ther .offenders, staff or
.citizens. or to prevent arsori. 'the officer ~hall' take action in acco~dailce'with "~e' Use' of'
Force Plan.
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Prevention of Escapes
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1. , " Whenever ~e of.firearms ,is immediately .neceSsary', to prevent an' es~ape. the
.. . officer must. if practical. sho~t for th~ offender to halt and if that fails, fire a
wartting shot. The officer must fire a warning shot. The officer must fire
on the offender only when it appears probable that the offender will elude
immediate effort for recapture. The following sequence .will be followed if
sufficient time permits; however. escapes must be prevented.

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The officer must give a verbal command to "Halt".
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believes there is not physical force short of deadly force available .or
likely to be effective to stop' the' "offender' and . the offender is
attempting to climb a perimeter feD;ce, .the officer mqst' fl!~. a~ th~
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The officer will not fire at an offender who is climbing a fence,or wall other
than a perimeter fence or who is loose inside the security perimeter.. On
.' Units ,equipped with double petirrie.ter"securit;y fences the two' fences are
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Officers will not fire on an offender if the firing will endanger the li~es of
others.

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Picket Officers will alert other Unit personnel as soon as possible of the'.
escape attempt by sounding an alaml, shouting or a telephone call.

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Situation reports will be provided to supervisor& by
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'Verbal cOIIlII1:ands and 'a w~g shot, if practical, will' prece4e fuing ':' ~t the
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The" officer ,must see that the offender possesses a weapon capable of
inflicting serious injury or death before the officer utilizes firepower.

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Officers will not fire :upon an offender if the firing will endanger the lives
of others.
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,'Picket Officers ,will ~ert other ~nit perso~el as soon as possible through
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Reading materials
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Officers shall not engage fu any type of physical exercise activity while
their post that distracts from their ~ischarge of duly.

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perfonn'anceof their official duties', exceptions shall be: flashlights,
binoculars and thennos bottles. ynit Wardens can authorize other items as
deemed 'necessary"for their Unit.

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Weapons shall not be surrendered to any.person except the authorized ~elieving
officer.

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Weapons shall be examined for obvious dama&.e and clea¢iness:' .'

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Tampering with weapons, ammunition or other equipment is probibited...

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All weapons in active status shall b~· cleaned and oiled by des~gnated p:eis<iriiiel only.

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Sidearms shall be carried in the haister attached t?pants belt.

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The use of personal weapons by on-duty personnel is strictly prohibit~d:'· -..: '.
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The relieving officer"' shati "report to
area specifie<i in"the special order.

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Near the end of each shift, the officer on duty shall clean the post. thoro~gh1y and
report any damages and repairs needed to the Shift Supervisor. An entry shall be
recorded on the post log of U1.is action.

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Telephone use is restricted to official calls only. A complete and up-to-date list of
~el~phone extensions shall be l?~~~~I!~y..~~pl~Y!4_in AA.~h post. :.... _:..:.: .: .~:.::_~ _.~._.. -..... ;.~.
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If 4oubt" arises concerning any emergency, the officer shall immediately contact the
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The :eundin~'MajO~ shall ensure that hislher d~i~ee (a c.o. m'or 'above) inspectS"
each post at least weekly. to ensure that all directives pertaining to the post are
adhered. to. Any discrepancies found duriIig the weeJdy ·inspection sl!~ b~ .t:eport~ ...
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The Back'Gate Picket Officer'shall ensure all persons 'entering or exiting the Unit
through the Back Gate are appropri~t.e~y i~en~ifi~~. All employees and visitors shall .
preserit theii photo identification card. Individuals unable to produce appropriate
identification must receive approval from the Unit Warden to enter through the Back
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The officer shall visually search aU vehicles entering the Unit.

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The officer shall stimd on the catwalk with weapon' ill his possession observing
when ~y group of offenders is in the Back Gate area. .
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On those Units where the Back;G~te Picket Officer controls the gates to:th~ Back' .
Gate area. the officer shall ensufe~at
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The officer shall be responsible for the issuance of weapons assigned to the picket.
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DATE:

.July 1, 1996

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AUTH: Jerry Peterson, Deputy
Director for Security

POSTORDER
SUBJECT:

MAINTENANCE OFFICER

AUTHORITY:

Texas Govermnent Code § 494.001;'
Administrative Directive 01.21

PURPOSE:

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After receiving instructions, the officer shall call for his/her squad of inmates.

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The officer shall count the squad befor~ proceeding to the work area.

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The officer shall maintain a running count of the ,work squad during work hours.

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Other Duties and Responsibilities
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PO-07.054

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SUBJECT:

BACK GATE
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To establish guidelines and procedures in the operations of the Back Gate. To
ensure no contra!?and aE1icl.es .ar~ il)tro.~uc~d into the. Unit .either, on' a" persori or
in a'vehic"e: and to ensure each 'person is propedy id~ntifieq before' allowing
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All offenders shall be strip searched upon entering the compound and pat searched
and/or strip searched when exiting the compound. All offenders shall be escorted with
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The offender shall be identified through the photo identification card.

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Texas Department or-Criminal Justice employees and visitors shall present their
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proper log. Only those vehicles with authorized official business will be
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A 'thorough search of all areas will be conducted for controlled
substances,
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but not be limited to. the following' areas of every vehicle:
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The Food Service Refuse Trailer (slop wagon) shall be probed with a rod
to detect .cpntraband or an offender escape attempt. The same procedure .
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The Back Gate Officer shall ensure the travel card, transfer roster and
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Any problems, unusual.i~c!dents or delays that occur will be reported to
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upon the arrival of ~e ~hain bus. The Back Gate Officer shall ensure.
that the Chain B11$· Officer' riding security' has properly secuCed all
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·At least one hand-held metal detector should be assigned to the Back Gate.

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The officer shall use the metal detector to search packages, bags, clothing, lirien
and c;c;m~iners thaf cannot be seafched ~roperly by hand or visu~ily., ."

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of offende~, name of supervisor and location of all offenders outside of the
Unit. The relieving:officer shall confum this information,from the officer being ,
relieved. All special instructions and Q~er pertinent information 'shall be
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SUBJECT:

TURNOUT DOOR OFFICER

AUTHORITY:

Texas Government Code § 494.001
Administrative Directive 01.21

PURPOSE:

To specify the duties ofthe_r~out Door Officer in insuring that ,an accurate
accounting of all inmates who'enter or exit the Unit through tqe back door is kept
and recorded, that no contraband articles are introduced into the Unit and to
'ensure that each person is properly ic;lentified before allowing ·passage.

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name, Texas Department.9fCrirninal Justice number andjob assignment. of each
inmate who is allowed to'~xit the Unit through tl1e Turnout Door.
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Strip search the inmate;

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Ensure no contraband is introduced into the building.br the inmate;

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Ensure the roster reflects entry into the building; and

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Units utilizing more than one Turnout Door shall requ.ire inmates to enter
through the same door they had exited frOIn' earlier" (Le., inmates who
exited through the South Turnout Door, must enter via the South Turnout
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The officer~will then count the inmates checked out on the roster to determine'.,,~
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Shift Changes and Relief
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The officer assigned to the Turpout Door will assume responsibility for the
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confirm this' information with the officer being relieved. All special and
pertinent information,will be excpanged at this time.

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. A male wearing civilian clothing approached the gate exiting the compound
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Ronny'Haun:

Terry Schmidt:

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Martin Gilley:

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Manuel Segura:" ~:. - Blue'Jeans~ brown boots. camouflage hat, belt, waIletcontaining: Ame'~i~n Express credit card, Visa credit
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$3 - $4 cash.
Patrick Moczygemba: Wrangler,blue jeans, gray & black flannel shirt. (2) btue ' .
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camouflage cap, blue ski cap, watch. keys, wallet
containing: Diamond Shamrock credit card, Chevron
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ESCAPE
Maintenance Dc pamnenrJBackgateJB-Picket

PERSONS

INVOLVED:

MOCZYOEMBA, Patrick
SSN 464-33-1239
(Mall1lenQ."te S 'Pervisor /Y - ASSl. MaCnfenanee Mgl".)
CAMBER. AlaJi
SSN 458-47..7987
(Mainte1lemce S IpervisoT IY - HYAC)
BURGESS, Ma -x
SSN 460·23·5136
(Malnle1tQ1lc, S lpervuo, IV-Carpenter/Lock Tech)
SEGURA., Man:el
SSN 458-04-8875
(MaintBlIDIJa S .peruuol" IV';' Plumber)
MOCZYGEMEA, Lester
SSN 461.80·5599
(Mallllenam:r S~']J~rviS(JTIY - Boiler Tech)
HA.HN, Rot!J1y
SSN 460·27-0309
(Mf!{ntena7Jce S''!pervisor IV-Lock Tech)

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GARZA, Mark
(Ma;mell(J}fce SUjlarvisor IV- General Mafnrenance)

SSN 465-43-9536

OILLEY, Martin

SSN 4GO·90-4749 "

(Maintenance SUjI:rvisor IV - Plumber)
SCHMIDT, T~'
(MallltenQJJce Sll~)ervl.ror IV- Lock Tech)
MARROQUlN,.I\lejandro
(Correcl(ona] O.ti~er III -PaInt Squad)
ALBERT9 Rand)
(Correc/lonal 0t;cer /11- Field Force)

SSN 452-43-4123

SSN 460-35-6313

JANSSEN, Vern"i
SSN 457-88-1398
(Correctio11al OJ)cel' IV-Back Gale Security Officer)·
GIPS, Lou
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RIVAS, George
NEWBUR" t Dc nald

TDCI-lD #702267
TDCJ-lD #824631
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MURPHY, Patri:k
GAR.ClA, Josep:l
HAR.PER, Larry

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TOCJ·]0 #774391

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ROORJGUEZ. ~1.iehael

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TDCJ-lD #604792
TOeS-tD #648556 .
TDCJ·ID #435179

FISHWICK, Richard
MARTINEZ, Al nbrocio

COOK,David

SUMMARY:
On Wednesday. December 13, 2000, at approximately 1355 bours, seven

offenders escapc~d the custody of the John B. Connally Jr. Unit in a State
vehicle, identifi:-d 8S 8 White 1994 OMC 1500 !4 ton pickup, TOC1 ..
identification # )2592. license plate number 660..358. The offenders
overpowered a total of thineen employees' and three offenders then
escaped throug,' the backgate. The offenders are identified as the
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RIVAS, George #702267: Maintenance Worker, boused in3C-09T

NEWBURY. Donald #824631: MaJntcnance Worker, housed in 19Y..89
HALPRIN, Ran:'y #786259; Maintenance Worker, housed in 19Y·37
MURPHY, Pan-.,:k#386888; Maintenance Worker, housed in 19Y-43
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well-plannetJ escape began in maintenance at approx.imately 11:30

n.mo, when the ~ aintenanee Department began its normal lunch hour. Mr.

P. MOCZYGEMBA. AssistAnt Maintenance Supervisor was left behind iri .
lh~ Maintenance Department ,wilh the aforementioned offenders, on the ~
pretext of having to complete some work and having their own food :,
pr~p;lred in an offender style "spread". while [h.c remaining maintenance 1\
staff went to ea' lunch. Almost immedialely. Mr. P. MOCZYGEMBA
~as assaulted. by an unknown offender and knocked unconscious
momentarily. \"?on regaining consciousness. Mr. P. MOCZYGEMBA
was threatened by offender GARCIA with a llomemade weapon and
staling they ....'e1 c prepared to kill The we3pon Was described in the
various account! as a homemade "shank" and/or a sharp pointed object).
Mr. P. MOCZO.:MBA was then tied' with his hands behind his back and...
his pants were liLkcn. Ailor securing his legs, the orrenders untied his
hands, took ri~ ;~irt· and then re-secl!l"~d hin,. A ~;nt:\\·,=~~,: \,\,'~s ~12ced
Q\'er nlS head an, Jhe was taken to the electrical room and laid on the floor.

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victims. Office I' MA~.OQlJIN was taken to the floor by offenders
RIVAS. HALPFlN, HAR.PER. and NEWBURY. bound with plastic lics,
gagged and take 'I to the electrical room.
Mr, . CAMBER. who hid returned to maintenance with Officer
MARROQUIN, was attacked fron" behind by offcndt:fs R.IVAS and
GARCIA. Offender GARCIA threatened to kill Mr. CAMBER with his
homemade weal/on. Mr. CAMBER was secured with duct tape. and twist
tics. His black ·Nrangler jeans and Wolverine work boots were taken and
he was then lakl:n to the electrical room. Once;n the electrical room, the
offenders stnJck Mr. CAMBER's bead into some conduit causing him to
lose consciousn :55. '-"hen Mr. .cAMBER regained consciousness he had
hOld a gag placl:d in his mouth and a pillowcase placed over his head.
Later. offender RODRlOUEZ wrapped additional duct tape around the
hood over Mr. CAMBER's eyes.
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Upon his rcturr. to maintenance, he was struck in the head from behind
\\'hiJe being dis =acted by offender HALPRIN and knocked into a semiconscious state, Mr. BURGESS did Sec offender NEWBURY with a
homemade WC3:)On, descn'bed as a "shank". He (BURGESS) did suffer a
puncture wounc ~o his right arm pit are3. Mr. BURGESS wag slJipped to
his shorts by of enders RIVAS and HALPRIN and was bound with plastic
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The fifth victim I~r the escape plot in maintenance was Mr. SEQURA, ~
When Mr. SEGURA returned to maintenance from his lunc.h break, he ',\

was attacked and taken to the floor by offenders RIVAS and NEWBURY.
Mr. SEGURA '$ :lBnds were then secured b~hlnd his bac~ with plastic ties,
he was gaSgcd i nd his legs were bound with duct tape. His boots and
state ~dio (Mfllorola Model GP-300, serial #174FVA518S; TDCJ
#(0 4 625) were :::\ken and he was dragged to the electrical room. A
pillowcase was :,laccd OYer .his head and offender GARCIA placed his
homemade weap: n in Mr. SEGLJ~A '~ ear and threatened to kill him in the
same manner as lIe had with Mr. BURGESS.

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restrained. His ~.hoes, jeans and jacket were taken and he was se.cured
with plastic ties !.nd duel tape, as well as being gagged. Mr. HAHN was
then taken to the electrical room.
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offenders RlVA:;, HALPRIN, and HARPER with the aid of a homemade
weapon described as Hsharp", Mr. GARZA was bound with plastic lies,
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Mr. GILLEY. Ilftcr ~eing informed by offender MURPHY that Mr.
MOClYGEMB.l, w8nte,d to see him in the warehouse and going to that
location, Wa.!I BSiaulted by offender.; GARCIA, HALPRIN, NEWBURY.
and RODR.IGU.~Z.
Both offenders NEWBURY and GARCIA held
sharpened weapons to Mr. GILLEY's heati, cutting him by either ear. Mr.
OILLEY's pant.! and shoes were removed and he was bound with nylon
tic stnps. As 'Y:th the others, was gagged, a pilloWC8;SE: placed over his
head and he'was dragged into the electrical room with the other victims.

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pfCtext that Mr . MOCZYGEMBA wanted to speak with him. he
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The next two vic ims in the plot were in fact the two offenders assigned to
work with Mr. SCHMIDT. offenders FlSHWICK and COOK. Both
offenders were h::ed back to the warehouse individually with 1hc promis~' "of some food. Offender COOK was struck by offender RIVAS and ~
knocked unconsr'1aus, when he was beginning LO remain consciousness, .• \
offender HARPER. was placing ducl tapc around his fect. Offenders
RlVAS and HA'..PRIN then threatened to kill offender COOK with the
wC3pons they were holding, described as a "knife" and a "round sharpened
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the electrical ra ~m. Offender FISHWICK was assaulted by offenders
MURPHY. NEvrBURV an~ lUVAS and struck with an axe: handle in the:
h~~~.
0~ft~:!~: ~'=W91'RY ~!.!t h!F ht'l'nemadc weapon to offen den:-,
FlSHWICK's th"oal and threatened to kill him if 11e conHnued to resist.
Duct tape was p'ilCeQ across his eyes, he was bound - band and foot with
wire e.nd duct t!.pe and dragged to the electrical Toom with the ather
victims. Offender FlSHWlCH was repeatedly kicked and hit on his left
knee during this process.
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dilY: only went t~ maintenance to get a ~~Qator" tractor. He was informed
by ~c offendels in the (rant that Mr. MOCZYGEMBA was in the
warehouse. Seel:ing hint. Officer ALBERT proceeded lo the warehouse
and was attac:k·;d by three offenders who wrestled him to the floor.
Officer ALBER'f was threatened with a homemade wC3pon and struck on
the head with a metal bar. Officer ALBERT was then bound.hand and
foot, (his own :.andcuffs were uti1i%Cd). gagged, bad duct tape placed
directly over hi: eyes and dragged to the: cJeetrical room. At this point,
offender RODFIOUEZ put a weapon to Officer Al.BER.T's head and
stated what had been stated to other victims before. '"just three pounds of
pressure and it will go through your head". Officer ALBERT had his
keys, his watch, and 5100.00 taken from him.
The eleventh, L:1d final employee victim in maintenance was Mr. L.
MOCZYGEMBA.
When Mr. MOCZYGEMBA and offender
MARTINEZ c:t tercd the shop, they saw the maintenance trodc .parked
insidc the sbop with the rollins garage door down. The trUCK had earlier
ii' the dB>' been driven into lhe compound by Mr. HAHN, at the direction
of Mr. P. MOCZYGEMBA. ostensibly to pick up some supplies from
tev-on. Mr. 1- !-I':>CZYOEMBA WElS immediatel)' approached by offender
NEWBURY. W.10 displayed his weapon. described as ten to twelve inches
in length. ~ 0 r an inch wJde and sh~;;:~~~d ~:1 ~?t~ ~:~~~. ~I... L.
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He wns then tied ind a sheet placed o"'cr his head and forced to hop to the
eleeuicDI room arlU they took his boots. Mr. MOCZYGEMBA did sec
orf~nder OARCI'" dressed in blue jeans, black tennis shoes, and a dnrk'" ".
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the Maintenance Depa.rtmenc was subbed in the hand during his assault.
He also was riel 1 and taped then placed in the electrical room. In th~
course of an hour and a half, there were eleven employces and three
offenders taken ilnd being held in the electrical room. The approximate
tin,e wu 1300 tc 1310 hours.

It shoL:ld be: nClre = t"'t!.f ,!,,~th!r eJ'!1t)JCI~~t'c. CO:!lch JeM)' Mc:DOWELL. \Venta..,
to 'the !~,,_.r •• c::.~: I:\: .."cj)~nmeri\ ~~ Approx.imately 1220 hours, 5poJ;.e Wi1h
offendr:r~ ~lvA~. MURPHY. !:'ld HALPRIN for epproxin1E1.\cl)' five
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bllCk into the sh=,p. but did not go and hurriedly teCt. It should also be
_ noted that the of: enders pnoyed in their o\'m count pretending to be staff.
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For the next stajC of the escnpe plot, the offenders utilized lhe clothing
they had taken f-om the maintenance staff and maintenance cquipml:nt in
the a'rca. To prepare their way. the offenders. pretending to be staff.
telephoned the backga.te and the radio pieket informing them that
Southwesl Arca Region Maintenance would be coming out to install some
camera! and n:onitors, as had been done recently in Administrative
Segregation.
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At approximate1)1 1320 hours, two offendcrs dressed as civilians and two
offenders in prllon whites. drove up to me backgale in a "Oator''. The
offenders carrier! \\lith them tools. wire!. cameras, and monitors continuing
their ruse 10 gaill access into U3C backgo.tc area. Offieer GlPS. in the radio
picket, beUevin!; the lwo to be whh aren maintenance, opened the vehicle
gate while the two uoffenders"', proceeded into the walle-through gale.
Officer .JANSSHN, the baekgate officer, then received another telephone
can~ with the e:l11er asking for Q1e area maintenance nun, described as
approximately:' 10" and thin. The other "civilian" is described as slightl)'
bigger. than the nTSt with what appeared to be long bla.ck hair. Afltr
speaking on the phone for a few moments the first "civilian" told Officer
JANSSEN that" tho party on the other end of the line wished to speak to
him. When, 0 ;'cer JANSSEN took tbe phone he was assaulted from
behind. threatlmed with a weapon and subsequently handcuffed. The
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One of the eivj ':an-dressed offenders then bluffed his way out of \he
backsale area all:i into the radio picket carrying a box. \\'hile Officer,
OIPS was dislral':cd by another phone call. in which Ih~ caller·was a.sking~·
for the area me inlenanee man, the offender took Officer GIPS' .357 \
revolver, which was laying on the desk. This offender's description is \.
6'2". about 230 pounds dark hai.f. olive complexion. After infonning I \
Officer GIPS tr.tLt this was an escape and threatening to kill him. this
of£'ender openec the weapons locker and took oUl an AR.. lS (sr:rial
#034152: TDCJ #31326) and a loa~ed Reminglon &70 P Express shotgun
(serial #B17S39 OM; TDCJ #31944). A second offender. dressed in
whitts wilh l:\ gr :en jaeket. described as ~hi[e male, tall and slender build
lhen entered the rndio pickeL Several (14) Smith & Wesson Revolvers
\"'t'''~ th~:'1 ~lac:c d in a box (see 1I.\t1le:}\C'~ liJ:l f(,T !=r.. i~, PllJmbe·t:"\ wi!:h...,
:lpprO);imDtely ;~oo l'ounds of ammun••• ,:,n. Officer GlPS was then
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vchicle gate 3nc allowed the maintenance truck. with the three remaining
escapees Imo an:' lhrougll,l~ backgate.. OI£iecr GIPS was tied wit}; Do belt
and one of his ~hoestrings·and then tied to the framework of the picket
with.another belr. As saon.as the radio picket door was closed and locked
Officer GIPS "1lS able to free himself. Officer GIPS immediately ran
back upstairs and managed to see the maintenance truck going around the
outside perimett r road by the dom1S. Officer GlPS then called out on the
rodio a '10-98'. offender escape in progress. The reported time was 1355
hOUTS.

Unit staff' jrnmf dialely responded to the bae1c:gate. Sergeant It. AVll.A
and Officer D. ORNELAS discovered Officer JANSSEN in the bathroom.
Officer ORNElAS removed the bane restraints, Sergeant AVILA cut off
the duct tape lnd medical staff was ca11ed. Officers ORNELAS end
SAUCEDA thell proceeded 10 the radio J:li~ket and relie.ved Officer GlPS
and an invcntoJ:' of the missing weapons 'was immediately initiated by the
annot')' officer, JRNELAS.

Meanwhile, in the electrical room in the Maintenance Department, the:
employees and ;off~ders were able to free themselves with a pocketknife
which was OVIl1'\oolccd in Ml, GARZA Y s pocket. Officer ALBERT,
howe'lcr rcmDhl,:d in his handcuffs. The assailant offenders discovered
the employees, while they were freeing themselves and attempted to reenter the elecD'I :al room but were held offb)' the employees and offenders
inside. Finan)', the escaping offenders secured the door to the electrical
:'Ot;l!n with Wirf 2nd TiH'~et! a rh~n:' boC'by Tra~ b~f(\T'e de?e.rtiT!~ in the
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that the trnpped p:rsoMel in the maintenance electrical room were able to
lrip the fire alarm, ancmpting to alert security staff. The alarm was
silenced and reSI ~ at approximately 1335 to 1345 hours by the Central" .
Control Officer, A. PEREZ", who was relieving the primary Central \
Conuol Officer. Several minutes later it again went off and was aga.in =\.
silenced and Te! ct by the Central Control Officer. Officer PE.REZ 1 \,
attempted to tel,:?hone maintenance•. the bac:kgate and radio picket \0
inquire about the alarm but no one ever answered. It was at this time that
Officer GIPS sounded the '10-98'.
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QUTEP.R:Z. at this tint: ordered the Uoit to be immediately
rackcQ up and aspcC:l&.i count initlC\led. Spc:~:~. I.olJ~!.~ .j';c:".: ::".. -:.:.~ h~'... i~
and ended at 155: hours. Building searches were conducted.
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Lieutenant J. At XI.ij.R, one of the starr responding LO the bac'kgate after
the alarm was s :unded, heard the fire alann going off and along with
Captain T. SAMANiEOO and additiona.l staff responded to the
Maintenance Del,~u'\me-nl The escaping offenders bad placed debris in the
• door locks thro\ Ghout; s~cyrity had to break into the building. What
appeared to be a boob~' trap consisting of two a"cty1c:ne bottles hooked to
an electrical wirt was in front of the electrical room. Lieutenant AUXIER
climbed up to a "~nt and found out who was trapped inside and whom the
escaping offendf rs \Vere wbich was quickly disseminated. Due to there
being offenders inside the room with the cn1ployee~ a fivc:..man team with
vests and hc:lmcl$ was assembled. The employees and offenders trapped
in the room were instructed to kneel down and the team cntcT'Cd placing all
the individuals in hand restraints and esconing them ouL After the
identitY of each :,crson was determined the band restraints were removed
and they were escorted to tho Medical Department for immediate
treatment for d:eir injuries (see attached SAF..Q4 Injury Reports) and
subsequently 12ke-n to Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital.
Mr. P.
MOCZYGEMB.~ was kept overnight for further observation.

With the escapee offenders identified, staff was immediately dispatched to
their housing arHl and the offender's propeny was sccured. The only
cellmatc, offender CROSS, John rDCJ #341998 (3C-09B; offender
RODRJOUEZ's -:cllic) was placed in Pre-Hearing Detention (PHD) and
his property sec ued as well. The three offenders who had been trapped
with the officer~ also had their properly picked up and two ",ere placed in
PHD. Due to DrreDdcr COOK's injUI)'. he was placed in a hospital cell.
All were subscq u~nt1y interviewed by internal Affairs Division (lAD) that
evening.

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Upon the discov( ry of Officer- JANSSEN in the toilet in the backgate the
escape plan was fully initiated. State and loca.l law enforcement, as well.
as neighboring l nits were notified and their assistance was requested," .
Kennel teams an:1 additional stafe from the following units: 'Stevenson, ~
Brisc:oeJ Garza But, O~rz3 'Vest, T~ining Acaden,y, McCoMel!. TOf'!"es, .\,
Ramsey, and Datrington. responded and were deployed on the roads in the l'
surrounding 'area on the possibility the escapees were: stilt in the area.
Roadblocks of tt c highways leading out of Kenedy were established by
law enforcement ,)fflclals but to no avail. It has since been leamed that
the escapees had some sort of outside assistance and at. least one vehicle
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It should be noted thal at approximately 1400 hours, Officer B. OLSON."
a.nd Officer W. ~rOSKO. while returning to the unit with the community
work squad in the 'unn bus, observed the mai~t~·;~..::.:..: t."'Uck wi.~ tbe
escaping offenders heading west on Business 181 in downtown Kenedy.
It was not until a :nLnule Of so later that Officer OLSON became aware of
Ih~ significance of the truck and was able to alert the unit about its
• position and dir.:etion of travel. Confusion in the communication led
searcl1ers. howe":or to believe tbe escaping vehicle was funher west than it
actually was. It \.as not until 1600 hours, however, that an off duty officer
(G. MARTIN, C:> Ill), who resides In an apartment compJex next lO the
local \Val-Mart (,bserved tile parked maintenance truck behind Wal·Mart
and notified the l nit

With rOlating shifts of officers the area deployment continued until the
following day, 1 hursday, December 14, 2000, al 1400 hours, when the
immedIate area search was called off. The unit lockdawn continued
through Sunday, December 17. 2000, when it was lifted the foHowing
morning.
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A Serious Incidc I,t Review Board began conducting an investigation on
Tuesday, Decem:ler 19,2000. At this' tiptc the seven escapees remain al
large.

EMPLOYEE ACTION/INACTION:

Employee inaction/negligence was identified and all
appropriate 'employees will be disciplined according to
Agency policy and procedures.

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ATTACHMENTs:

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IncidenLReport
Copy orE-Maillt(cssage
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Regio1lal Director's COmmIIlU:

Douglas Drctke, Region IV Direc;lor

Date

OFfENDERS
INVOLVED:
Offe'nd~r MURPHY,

PiltriCk, TDCJ-ID #386888, is a 39 year old While mate
serving a. SO year scn'cnCl: for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon,
Burglary of' a Building :·ut of Dl7.1las County. His sentence began on Marcb 22)
1984, and his TDCJ-lD receive date is November 27, 1984, Offender MURPHY
was, at the time of the ir cidmt, assigned to Minimum custody.

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Offender NEWBURY. DonQld, TDCJ-1D #824631, is a 38 ycar old White male
serving a UFS sentence for Aggravated Robbery with a Deadly Weapon oUt of
Travis County. His sent~nee began on August 19. 1997, and his TDCJ-ID receive'··
da\e is May lS, 1998. :>ffcnder NEWBUR.Y was, at the time of the incident, \
assigned to ~ijnimum C'Hitody.
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Offender HARPER, L~nyr TDCJ-1D #861910~ is. a 37 year old White male
serving a SO year senle~ICC for Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Sex.ual Assault
out of SI Paso County. :-lis sentence began on A}:)ril 02, 1994, and his TDCJ·!D
receive dllte is March :'9. 1999. Offender HAPJlER was, at the time of the
incident, assigned to Mj ,imum Custody.
Offender HALPRIN, Ehndy, TDCJ-ID #786259, is a 23 year old White male..)

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sentence began on Septr::llber 04, 1996~ and his TDCJ-lD receive date is May 30,
1997. Offender HALPJJN was, al1.he time oflhe incidcnl.. assigned to Minimum
Custody.

Offender JUVAS. Oeolge, TDCJ,.rp'#702267, is a 30 year old Hispanic male
serving a LIFE senlenc.: for Aggravated Kidnapping out of EI Paso County. His
sentence began on Septc'mbcr 22. 1991. and his TDCJ-ID receive date is April 20,
1995. Offender IUVA:; was~ at the time of the incident, assigned to Minimum

cuslody.

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Offender RODR.1GUE2: Michael, TDCJ..ID #698074. is a 38 year old Hispanic
male serving a LIFE :entence for Capital Murder 'out of Be~ar CO\lnty. His
sentence beglln on lanutry 30, 1995, and his TDCJ·ID receive date is March 16,
1g9S. Offender kOD ?JGUEZ was, at the time of the incident, assigned to
Minimum Custody.
Offender GARCIA, JO!l~P~ TDCJ-ID #774391. is a 29 year old Hispanic male
serving a SO year sen'cnce for Murder with a Deadly Weapon out of Bexar
County. His sentence 1:cgan on February 07. 1996, and his TDCJ~ID receive date
is February 10, 1997. Offender OARCIA was. at the time of the incidr::nt,
assigned to Minimum Cuslody,
Offender FISHWIeK, ~chard, TDCJ-ID#604792, is a 46 year old White male
serving a 30 year scnt~nce for Possession of a Controlled Substance out of
Aransas County. His.$'mtcnce began on June 01, 1991. and his mel-ID receive
date is Janu81">' 09, 199::. OffenderFISHWICK Is currently assigned to Minimum
Custody.

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Offender MARTlNEZ, ,~mbrocio) TDCJ-lD #648556. is a 39 year old Hispanic:
male serving a 30 year $enlenCe for Aggrava.ted Robbery/Aggravated Robbery
with a Deadly Weapon cut of Bell County_ His sentence began on December 18," ,
1992, and his TDCJ-ID receive date is September 23, 1993. Offender "
MARTINEZ is currently Rsslgned to Minimum Custod}',
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Offender COO~) David. TDCJ-!D #435179. is a 36 year old White male serving
n LIFE sentence for MUfilcr out of Harris County. His sentence began on luI)' 04.
1986, and his TDCJ-ID :-ecetvc date is October 28, 1986. Offender COOK is
currentI}' assigned to Mir :mum Custody.

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EMPLOYEE INFO.

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NAME

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GANG RELATED

AS

;e:'~~i~':.-a

DRAPE

12-13-00

SPECIAC LOCA"OPI

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CATE I TIME
REPQRTEO

UNIT

DATE I TIME OCCUR

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DISPOSITION: Seven (7) M! eus!:ody offenders suce.essfully esea~ed from t:he unit Bac.keate S.n a

state truck.

A manhunt is in progress util1~ing all R~gion IV resources.
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Donald

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Marcel'. Larrv

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Murphy. Patrick
:labrin Janey
IRodriQuez. Michael
Ga~cia.

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WEAPON: DESCRISe IN DETAIl: (TYPE)

~'EAPON INFO.
Unknow ~ Staff states sh.a,;;eened metal rods were used by

offenders to threaten them - thesa

~eaEons we~e

CUSTODY

eoce -:N""""V.&.:.A_ _

not recovered

I:lEATH INFO.

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InstlluLioROlI Oivisiaft Director

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, TNCIOENTNUMBER: 1-14032-12-00

TEXAS DEPARTMI:N1 OF CRIMINAL JUSTJCE
John 11. tqnnally Unit
Dec::mber 13, 2000

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TO:

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DtJuglQS Drellcs

Region IV Director
INSTITUTIONAL LCtCKDOWN LIFIED
Cannany'Unit

SUBJECT:

PER.sONS
INVOLVED:

. John B. Connally Jr. St 1ff'

OFFENDERS
INVOLVED:

See Attached

SUMMARY;

On December 13•. 20QO at approximatelY 1355 hours, the John B. Connally Unit.
was placed on Lockdo' ~n clue to a escape that oc;eurred JUSt minutes prior. A total
of2.806 offenders wet'll aff'ectcc! by the Institutional Loclcdown.
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The following is a ncial bre ~.kdown of the entire loc\:down:

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On December 18, 2000 a: 0500 hOUTS, all offenders affected by the Institutional

Lockdown 1..14032-12-00 "ilere released from Institutional Loc1cdown and all nonnal
activities resumed.

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Tinlothy B, I"eith
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Admlnistratiye In~ident Review

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INCIDENT NUMBER: 1-14032-12-00

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BURGESS, M~k
SSN 460..23-5136
(Mainlenance Supervisor n~ - CarpenterlLock Tech)
SEGURA; Manuel
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(Maintenance Supen'isor IV- Plllmbel')
MOCZYGEMBA, Lester

SSN 461-80-5599

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HAHN, Ronny
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GARZA:, Mark
SSN 46~-43·9S36
,(Maintenance ,supervisor IV-General Maintenance)
GaLEY. Martin
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SSN, 46.7-96~ 7687
(Maintenance Supervisor lV -Lock tech)
MARROQUIN, Alejan,dro
SSN 452-43-4123
(Correplional OfficeI' ]/1- Paint Squad)
ALBERT, Randy
SSN 460-35·6313
(Con-eeltonal Officer m- Field Force)
JANSSEN, Vemon
SSN 457-88-1398
(Correctional Officer IV-Back' Gate Security Officer)
GIPS, Lou
SSN 457-52-6732
(Co1'1'e~tio'LaT Officer IV- Radio Picket Security Officer)

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RlVAS, George
NE\V13URY. Donald
HALPRIN, Randy
MURPHY, Patrick
GARCIA. Joseph
HARPER, Larry
RODRIGUEZ. Michael

TDCJwID #702267
TDCJ-ID #824631
TDCJ-ID #786259
TDCJ-ID #386888
TDCJ-ID #77439 i
TDCJ-In #861910
TDCJ-ID #698074

Victims:

FISHWICK. Richard
MARTINEZ, Ambrocio
COOK, David

TDCJ-!D #604792
TDCJ·!D #648556
TDC]·ID #435179

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On Wednesday, December 13, 2000, at approxin'lately 1355 hours. seven.

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offend~rs esca~ed the custody
the John B. Connally Jr. Unit in a State
vehic~e, identified as a White 1994 OMC 1500 ~ ton pickup, mC]

identification' #52592, license plate l1un1ber 660-358. The' offenders
overpowered a· total of thirteen employees and three offenders then
escaped through the backgate. The offendcl'S are identified as the
following:
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RIVAS, George #702267; Maintenance Worker. housed in 3C-09T
. NEWBURY. Donald #824631; Maintenance Worker, hOllsed in 19Y-89
HALPRIN, Randy #786259; Maintenance Worker, housed in 19Y·37
MURPHY, Patrick #386888; Maintenance Worker, housed in 19Y-43
GARCIA. Joseph #774391; Maintenance Worker, housed in 19Y-08
HARPER. Larry #861910; Mainten;nnce Worker, housed in 19Y·10S
RODRIGUEZ, Michael #698074; Inside Yard Squad, housed in 3C·13B .

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The well-planned escape began in maintenance at approximately. 11 :30
a.m., when the Maintenance Department began its normal lunch hour. Mr.
. P. MOCZYGEMBA, .A!\sistant Maintenance Superv.isol: WElS lc·ft behind in
. 'the· ¥p.intenanj:"e Department with the aforementioned offenders. on': the
pretext of having to complete some work and having their oWn food
prepared in an offender style l&spread". while the remaining maintenance
staff' went to eat lunch. Almost immediately.. Mr. P. MOCZYGEMBA
was assaulted, by an unkrlown offender and knocked unconscious
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consciousness. Mr. P. MOCZ¥GE:MBA
was threatened by offender GARCIA With a homemade weapon and
stating they wt:re prepared to kill. The weapon W3S described in the
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various accounts as a homemade "shank" and/or a sha.rp pointed object).
Mr. P. MOCZGEMBA was then tied ~ith his hands behind his back and
his. pant.c; were taken. 4,iter securing bis legs, the offenders untied his
- hands, took his shirt and then re-secured him. A pillowcase was placed
over his head and he was taken to the electrical, room and laid on the floor.
Officer MARROQOIN and Mr. CA.MBER were the second and third
victimS. Officer MARROQlJIN was taken to the floor by offenders
RIVAS. HALPRIN, HARfER. and NEWBURY, bound with plastic :ties,
gagged and taken to the electrical '(oom. .
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Mr. CAMBER, who had returned to O1aiutenance with Officer
MARROQUIN. was ottncl(ed from behind by offenders rov AS and
GARCIA. Offender GARCIA threatened to kill Mr. CAMBER with his
homemade weapon. Mr. CAMBER was secured with duet tape and twist

ties. His black Wrangler jcans and Wolverine work boots were taken and
be was then taken to the electrical room. Once in the electrical room, the
offenders struck Mr. CAMBER's head into some conduit causing him to
lose cOll~eiousness. When Mr. CAlvrBER'regaIned consciousness he had
had a gag placed in his mouth and eo pillowcase placed over his head.
Later, otfender RODRIGUEZ wrapped additional duct tape around the
hood over Mr. CA:MBER·s eyes.
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U pOll his rernm t.o plaintenance, be was strock in the head from behind
while being distracted by offender HALPRIN and knocked iato a semi- .
conscious state. Mr. BURGESS did see offender NEWBURY with a
homemade weapon, desoribed as a "shank·~. He (BURGESS) did suffer a.
puncture wound to his right arm pit area. Mr. BURGESS was stripped to
his shorts by offenders RlVAS and HALPRIN and was bound with plastic
ties and dtlct tape. Mr. BURGESS also was gagged and blindfolded with
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When Mr. SEGURA returned to' maintenance from his lunch break, he
was attacked and takenlo (he noor by offenders RIVAS and NEWBURY.
Mr. SJ;GURA:s hands were then secured behind his back with plastic ties;
he was gagged nnd his legs were bound with duct tape. His boots and
state radio (Motorola Model GP-300) seria.l '#174FVA5185; mel
#104625) were taken and he was dragged tQ the electrical room. A
pillowcase was placed over his head and offender GARCIA placed his
homemade weapon, in Mr. SEGURA's ear and threatened to kill him in'the
same maMer as he had with Mr. BURGESS.

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however based on their own time estimates it would be as follows: victim
#6 R.. HA.HN, #7 Mr. GARZA, and victim #8 Mr. GILLEY.

Mr. HAHN was attacked by offendtrs NEWBURY and RIVAS 8Ild
and he was secureQ.
with plastic ties and duct 'tape. as wel~ as being gagged. Mr. HAHN "W~s
then taken to the electrical room.

restrained. His shoes, jeans and jacket were taken

. Mr. GARZA) at\er returning to maintenance from lunch, was assaulted by
offenders RIVAS, HALPRIN, and HARPER with the aid of a" homemade
weapon described as ··sharptt. Mr. GARZA was bound with plastic ties,
duct tape and gagged, dragged to the electrical room and n pillowcase

placed over his head.
Mr. GILLEY, after being informed by offender MURPHY that Mr.
MOCZYGEMBA wanted to see him lit the wareho\lse artd goIng to that
location, was assaulted. by offenders OAR:CIA, ~PRIN, ~WBUltY,
and 'RODRIGUEZ.
Both offenders NE\VBURY and· GARCIA held
sharpened weapons to 'Mr. 'OllEY's head, ~utting him by either c.ar. -Mr.
GILLEY's pants "and shoes were removed nnd he was bound with nylon
tie straps. As with the others. was gagged, a. pillowcase placed over his
head and he was dragged into the electrical room with the other victims.
Mr. SCI-Th1IDT entered the Maintenance Depanlnent with offenders
COOK and FISHWICK. After being lured to the warehouse, again 00 the
pretext that Mr. MOCZYGEMBA wanted to speak with him, he was
assaulted from behind and a homemade weapon, a I&shank", was held to
his head. Mr. SCHMIDT had his watch, shoes and keys takenJ he was
bound hnnd and feet with plastic straps, gagged, a hood placed over his
head, and dragged into the electrical room with the others.

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The next two victims in the plot were·in fact the two offenders assigned to
work. with Mr. SCHMrpT. offenders FISHWICK and COOK.. :Soth
offenders w¢re :iured back ~o the w!1I'ehouse individually with the p~omi~e,
of some food. Offender' COOK was StruCK by offender' RlVAS and
knocked unconsdous. when he was beginning '~() rem'am consciousness, .
offender HARP1?R was placing duct tape around his feet. Offenders
J:UVA$ and HALPRIN then threatened to kill offender caoI<; vd,th the
weapons they were holding, described as a uknife" and a "round sharpeneu.
rod", respectively. As with the employees. offender COOK was boundhand and foot. gagged. a pillowcase placed over his head and dragged'to
the electrical room. Offendet: FISHWICK was assaulted by offenders
MURPHY. NEWBURY and RIVAS and struck with an'axe handle in the
head. Offender NEWBURY put his homema.de wea.pon to offender
FISHWICK's throat an.d.rthreatened to kill him if he continued to resist.
Duct tape was placed across his eyes) he was bound - hand and foot with
wire and duct tape and dragged to the electrIcal room with the other
victims. Offender FISHWICH was repeatedly kicked and hit on his left

knee .during this process. .•
The tenth victim 'wa.c; Officer R. A:t8'ERT; in c~arge of the .trash cre~ that
day. only went to maintenance to get a: "Gator" tractot'. He was informed
by the offenders in the front that Mr. MOCZYGElvrBA was
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warehouse. Seeking him. Officer ALBER.T proceeded to the warehouse
and was attaclc:ed by three offenders who wrestled bim to the floor.
Officer ALBERT was threatened with H homemade weapon and struck on
the head with a metal bar. Officer ALBERT was then bound hand end
foot, (his own· handcuffs were utilized). gagged) had duct tape placed
directly over his eyes and dragged to the electrical room. At this point,
offender RODRIGUEZ put a weapon to Officer ALBERT's head end
stated what had been stated to other victims before, "just three pounds of
pressure and it will go through your bead", Officer ALBERT had his
keys. his wat~h. and SI.QO.OO taken from him.

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MOCZYGEMBA.
When Mr. MOCZYGEMBA and offender
MARTINEZ entered the shop, they saw the maintenance ·truck parked
inside the shop with the rolling garage door down. The truck had earlier
in the day been driven into the compound by Mr. :HAHN. at the direction
of Mr. P. MOCZYGEMBA, ostensibly to pick up some supplies "from
town. Mr. L. MOCZYGEMBA was immediately approached by offender
NEWBURY, who displayed his weapon. descnoed as ten to twelve inehes
in length, ~ of an inch wide and sharpened on both sides. Mr. L.
MOCZYGEMBA had the weapon placed to his throat and was threatened.

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He was then tied ~1d a sheet placed over his head and forced to hop to the
elc:~trical roqm, afte~. th~y took his boots, Mr. MOCZ'Y,GEIvIBA did see
"offender GARCIA ch:e~sed in blue jeat\$, blac~ teI111is shoes/arid a .dark
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the Maintenance Department was stabbed in the b:!nd, during his assault.
He also was tied and ta.ped then placed in the electlical room. In the
course of an hour and a halt: ther~ were eleven employees and threc
offenders taken and being held in the electrical room. The approximate
time was 1300 to 1310 hours,
It ShO\lld be noted that another employee, Coach Jeny McDOWELL, went
to·the Maintenance De~ent at approximat~ly 1220 hours, spoke 'Yith
- offenders RIVAS, MURPHY, and HALPRIN for approximately five
minlltes, reportedly checked ·out some tools, ~d never saw any Staff
members. While in the maintenance department, the coach was 'invited'
back into the shop, but did' not go and huniedly left. It should also be
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they had taken from the maintenance staff and maintenance equipment in
the area, To prepare their way, the offenders, pretending to be staff,
telephoned the backgate and the radio picket infomling them that
Southwest Area Region Maintenance would be coming out to'install some
cameras and monitors, as had been done recently in Administrative
Segregation.
At approxlll1ately 1320 hours, two ot!enders dressed as civilians and two
offenders in prison whites, drove up to the backgate in a HOator", The
offenders carried with them tools, wires. cameras, and monitors continUing
their rose t~ ga~n ace~!ls into the ~ackgat~ urea. Officer GlPS, in the radio
pi~~et, believing the two to b,e ""vlth area'ma~tenance> opened the v~hic.1e
gate while thc two "offenders", proceeded into the walk~througb gate.
Officer JANSSEN, the backgate officer, then received another telepbone
call, with the caller asking for the area n,ail'ltenance man, de~crlbed as
approximately S' 10" sad thin. The other "civilian'~ is described as slightly
bigger than the first with what appeared to be long blac~ hah'. Alter
spenldng on the phone for a few moments the first "civilian" told Officer
JANSSEN that the party on the other end of the fine wished to speak to
him. When 'Officer JANSSEN took the phone he was assaulted from
behind, threatened with a weapon and subsequently handcuffed. The
, escapees then took his boo13 and unifonn pants, gagged him with duct
tape, wrapped around his head covering his mouth and dragged him into
the bathroom, closing the door after him.

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One of the ,civilian-dre.!lsed o'ffenders then bluffed his way· out of the
backgat~ aI:ea and into the rarlio picket cCIfYing ~ box. Wbil~ Officer
GIPS
disttacted by another paone cj!ll, in which the, caller
asking
for the area maintenance 'man, the 'offender took Officer GIPS' '.357 '
revolver. which waS laying 'on the desk. This :offender' 5 description is
6'2", about 230 pounds 'dark hair, olive complexion. After informing
Offic~r GIPS tbat this was an escape, al}~ threatening to ,kill b.j.m, this
offender opened the weapons locker and took out an AR-15 (serial
#034152; 'FDC] #31326) and a loaded Remington 870 P Express shotgun
(serial #B17839 OM; TDeJ #31944). A second offender, dressed in
whites with 11 greenjaekct, described as white'male, tall and slender build
then en.tercd the radio picket. . Sevel'a! (14) Smith & Wesson Revolvers
were then placed in a box (see attached l,ist for serial numbers) with
approximately 200 rotmds of oo:nmunition. Officer OIPS was then
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vehicle gate and allowed the maintenance truck with the three remainlng
escapees into and through the ba.ckgate. Officer GlPS was tied with a belt
and one of his' shoestrings and tqen tied to the framework of the picket
with anotber belt. As soon as th~ radio picket door was closed and ~ocked
Otlicer OlPS was I1ble tp free himself. Officer GIPS immediately l'an
back upstairs and managed to see the malntellance truck going around the
o\ltsid~ perimeter road by the donns. Officer GIPS then caUed out on the
radio a. & 10-98', offender escape in progress. The reported time was 1355

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and Officer D. ORNELAS discovered Officer JANSSEN in the bathroom.
Officer ORNELAS removed the hand restraints, Sergeant AYfLA cut off
. the duct tape and medical staff was called.. Officers ORNELAS and
'. SAyCEDA then pro~eeded to the radio picket and relieved Offieer GIPS
and an inventory or the·missing weapons was imtnediatcly i~itiated by thtl

armory officer, ORNELAS.
Meanwhile, in 'the electrical room in the:' Mainten;mce Department, the
employees and offen~ers were able to free themselves with a pocketknife
which wa.~ overlooked in Mr. GARZA's pocket. Officer ALBERT,
however remained in his handcuffs. The assailant offenders discovered
the employees, while they were freeing themselves aod attempted to reenter the electrical room but were held off by the employees and offenders
inside. Finally, the escaping offenders sccured the door to the electrical
room witb wire and rigged a phany booby trap before departing in the
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trip the flI'e alarm,. attempting to alert secu.rity staff. The alo.rm was
silenced and reset, at nppr9ximately 1335.to 1345.hours by the Central
Contro~ . qrficer) A. PEREZ, who' was . relieving the' primary Central
Control Officer. Several minutes later it again' went off and Vias again
silenced and reset by the Central Control Officer. Officer P~REZ
attempted' to ~elephone maintenance, th~ backgate and radio p!cket to
inquire about the alann bl.lt no one ever answered. It was at this time that
Officer GlPS sounded the '10-98'.
Warden GUTERREZ, at this time .ordered the Unit to be imrnediatc;ly
racked up and a special count initiated. Special Cal-tnt began at 1425 hours
and ended at 1550 hOllrs. BUilding ~earches were conducted.
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Lieutenant J. AUXIER, one of the stafi' responding to the bac'kgate after
- the alarm was sounded, heare tbe fire alann going off and along with
Captain T. SAMANIEGO and additional staff tesponded lo the
Maintenance Department.' The escaping offenders hed placed debris in the
door Jocks throughout; sec}lrity had to break into the building. Whnt
appeared. to be n booby trap consisting of'two acetylene bottleS hooked to
'an elec~cal wite was in front of the electrical room. Lieutenant AUXIER
clin,.bed up to a vent and found out who was trapped inside Bnd whom the .
escaping offenders were which WIlS quickly disseminated. Due to there
being offenders inside the room with the employees,.a five-man team with
vests and helmets '!Vas assembled. The employees and offenders trapped
in the rootl'l were instructed to kneel down and the team entered placing all
the individuals in hand restraints and escorting them out. After the
identity of each person was determined thc hand restrai~ts were removed
and they were escorted to the Medical Depo.rtment tor immediate
treatment for their ix\juries (see attac}led .SAF-04 Injury. Rep9rts) and
subsequently taken. to Otto Kaiser' Memorial Hospital. ·Mr.. P.
MOCZYOEMBA was .kept overnight for tiJrther obscryation..
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With the escapee offenders identified, staff was inunediately dispatched to
their housing area aod the offender~s property was secured. The only
cellmate. offender CROS~, John -rDCI #341998 (3C-09B; offender
RODRIGUEZ's ce::lIie) was placed in Prc-Hcnring' Detention (PHD) and
his property secured as well. The three offenders whe· had been trapped
with the offic:ers also had their property picked up and two were placed in
PHD. Due to offender COOK's injury, he WDS placed in a hospital cell.
All were subsequently interviewed by Internal Affairs Division (lAD) that
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Upon thc discovery of Officer JANSSEN in the toilet in the backgate the
, escape plan was ~lly initiated. State and local law enforcement, as well
," ,'as 'neighboring units 'were', notified and ~beir assist~ce w~s 1'equ~ted.
KCWlcl teams' and adClitional staff from the folloWing units: . Stevenson•
Briscoe, Garza Ea:st~ Cta17,a West, Training Academy, McConnell, Torres,
Ramsey, nod Darrington responded and were deployed on the roads in the
surrounding area on the possibility the escapees were still in 'the area.
Roadblocks of the highways leading out of Kenedy were established by
law cnforcement officials but to
ovail. It has sincc been leamed thal
the escapees had some sort of .olltside assistal1ce and at least one vehicle
waiting for them.
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It should be noted that at approxima.tely 1400 hours, Officer B. OLSON
and Officer. W. YOSKQ,-while returning to thc unit with the' eonununity
• 'Work squad in the unit bus,.observed the maintimance trUck with the
escaping offenders heading west on Business 181 in downtown Kenedy.
It was not until a minute or so latcr that Officer'OLSON became aware of
the significance of the tiilck and was able to alert the ,unit about its
position and direction of travel. Confusion in the communication led
searchers. however to believe
escapingvchicle was further. west than it
actually was. It was not unti11600 hours. however, that an off duty C?fficet .
(G. MARTIN, CO'ill), who resides in an apartment complex nex.t to the
local Wal-Mart observed the parked maintenance truck behind Wal-Mart
and notified the licit.

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With 'rotating shifts of officers the area deployment oontinued until the
following day, Thursday, December 14. 2000, at 1400 hours, when the
immediate area search was called, off. The unit lockdown continued
through Sunday. Decenlber 17, 2000, ,when·it
lifted the following
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A Serious Incident Review Bo~d b~gan conducting an inve~tigation on
Tuesday, .December 19, 2000. At this ,tim? the seven escapees
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EMPLOYEE·ACTIONIINACTION:

Bmployee inaction/negligence was identified and all
appropriate employees will be disciplined according to
Agency policy and procedures.

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ATTACHMENTS:

TNO-.93. Ipci4entF,.eport
,Copy' Qf.l~-Mail Message . .'
Time'Line ..

PlU'ticipant StatementS
WANTED Posters of Escaped Offenders

AD~!ST:R.A TIVE

ItEVIEW:

Warden's Cantme7tts:

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CJnd correcet.ve actions taken.
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Regional Director's Comments:

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!'i't"'VOLVED:
Offender ~RPHY. Patrick, TDCI-Io #386888, is a 39 'leu, old White mate
servula a '0 ~ar sentence for Aggravated' Assault with a. De:.a.dly \Veipon,

of

a Building out of Dallas COUl'\ty. His sentence began on Match 22,
1984, Q%\d his TDC1-ID receIve date is November 27. 1934. Offender MUP.PHY
was, at the time of the incident. assigned to Minimum custody.

.Burglary

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, 'performed/conduct~i:f by Mr, Gary Gor:nez, Region IIJ pirector ·Serious JncidentReview
ChaIrman", ' " .
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The Region·1V Directors Office wiI\ provide a 90 day review and follow-up into the

Implementation of the recommendations Identified In that report.

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Offender NEWBURY, Donald, TDC]·ID #824631, is a 38 year old White male
serving a LIFE sentence for Aggravated Robbery with a Deadly Weapon out of
'TraviS County. His sentence q~gan'M August 19" 1997. and his TDCJ-LD receiv.e
date is May 15, 1998. Offender'NEWBURY, "(as, at 'the tiine" of the'incid,ent,

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,assigned to Minimum Custody.
Offender HARPER, Larry, TDCI·!D #861910.. is a 37 year old White male

serving a 50 year sentel1ce fot' Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Sexual Assal.\lt
out of El Paso County, His sentence began on April 02, 1994, and his TDeI-In
receive date is March 09, 1999. Offender HARPER was, at the time of the
incident, assigned to MillinlUnl Custody.

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Offender HALPRIN, Randy, TDCJ-ID #786259, is a 23 year old White male
30 year sentence f~Injury to a Child out of Tarrant County. , His
sentence began on September 04, 1996, and his TDCI·ID receive date is May 30,

servi~g

a

1997. Offender HALPIUN was, at the time of the incident, assigned to Minimum
Custody.
Offend~r

RIVAS, George, TDCJ-ID #702267, is a 30 year old Hispanic, rnate
serving a'LTFR sentence for,Aggravated Kidnapping out of El Paso County. Hi,S
sentence began on September 22. 1991, and his TDCJ-ID receive date is, April 20,
1995. Offender RJVAS
at the time of the incident. assigned to MinimuIIi
custody.

was.

Offender RODRIGUEZ, Michael, TDCJ-ID #698074, is a 38 year old Hispanic
male serving a' LIFE sentence for Capital Murder out of Bexar County. His
sentence began au January 30,'199.5, and his mel-In receive date is March 16,
1995. Offender· RODRIGUEZ was, at the time of the incident, assigned to
Minimum ,Custody.

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Offender GARCIA, Joseph, TDCJ-ID #774391, is a 29 year old Hispanic male
, serving a 50 year sentence Jor ~urder with a Deadly Weapon out of Bexar
County. ~l~ sentence began on FebrUary 01, '1996, and ~isTDCJ~IP reeeiye date
is February 10, 1997. Offender GARCIA was, at the time 'of the incident,
assigned to Minimum Custody.

Offender FISHWICK, Richard, TDCJ~ID #604792; is a 46 year old White male
serving a :30 year st:otence for Possession of a Controlled Substance out of
Aransas County. His sentence began on June 01. 1991, and his TDCJ-ID receive
da.te is January 09, 1992. Offender FISHWICK is cUlTently assigned to Minimwn .
Custody•

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Offender MARTINEZ, Ambrocio, roCJ·In #648556, is a 39 year old Hispanic
. male serving a 30 year sentence tor Aggravated RobberylAggravated Robbery
With a Deadly W~apoD ou~ 'ofBell CO¥ntY- His sentence began on Decemoer'18,'
. 1992: ind his :TDCI-ID rece;ive 'date is Septe'mber 23, 199~. Offender
MARTINEZ is currently assigned to Mininium Custody, .
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, Offender C00K, Dav.id, TDCJ-LD #435179, is n 36 year old White male serving
a LIFE sentence for Murder out of Hams County, His sentence began on July 04,
1986, and his TDCJ-ID receiv~ date is October 28, 1~&6. Offendez: COOK is
currently assigned to Minimum Custody.

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CONFIDENT'IAL
JFFICJ.~L

FOR

UNIT

DATE I TIME

eocE

TYPe OF INeICert'

REPOATEO

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Escape
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o RAPE;

USE ONLY

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REPORTEe BY

12-1.3~O 14~5B
GANG RELATED

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GANG IOENTIFICATION \

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EMPLOYEE INFO.

SHIFf:

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AGE _

DISPOSITION: Seven (7) 'H! eu.s~ody offertders succ.essfully esc:atled from tone unit Backeate. j.n a

state truck.

A manhunt is in progress

utili~ing

all

~egion

IV resources.

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861910

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Ne,~burv. Donald

INJUl:lIES

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Unknown .

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N/A

Unknown

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Jos~,h

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698074

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KalDrin, Randy
Rodriauez. Michael

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""EAPON INFO.
WEAPON: DESCRIBe IN DETAIL..: (TYPE)

Unknclwo ~ Staff states sharDaned metal

offenders to threaten them - these wesEons
CUSTODY

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SEX.

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CAUSe OF DEATH _ _..:::N:;:..I.;.;;A

DlsPosmON OF BODY

recov8~ed

I:lEATH INFO.

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Gil nama I h~L nama 1m.

RACE

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DIED AT OR IN AOUTE TO --.,;.N,;.../A
WHO DeCLARED DEATH _ _--.;..:N/:..;;,A.~
'AUTOPSY

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YES

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NO

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AlH lU1N'iENlliCE HAD TO BE
ORDER FOR !k£b ro ~E FiEtD. ~LL EMPLOYEES AND T~E THR~t

DEPARTMENT

IlHIATES WE~S f(JUUO TO HAVE sUrr£~ED nIJUp.IE~ ~S A P.UUtli' OF 'rH£ ASS1ULT
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UNIT Mlu REGIOH USSO

A~r~O?RI!TE AUT~OR1T!ES

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VALUED

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Cnomm IN THE AREA WAS f,EPOiTED.

tHE SEARCH IS ON

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AT TRIa TIHE.

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The foUowin= is a racial bre l'.kdown of the entire lockdown:
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On Do=ember 18, 2000 a: 0500 hou};, all offenders affected by the Institutional
Loc:kdown 1·14032-12-00 ~Iere released from Institutional Loc:kdown and all Donnal
activities resumed.

EMPLOYEE ACTIONIINACnON:

All employee actions were in guidelines wilh TDCJ Polley

ane I P7ccedul'e.r.
ATTACHMENTS:

E·Milll.
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Warden's CommenlJ:

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KeJth Senior Warden

Timothy B.

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Regional Dlreclor Comments:

Douglas Drctb; Region IV Dir~tor

Date

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Wayne: Scoll

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Exec:utivc: Director

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JnslhuLlonlll Divisign Duccla:

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Administra tive Incident Review
AD.02.1S

. INCIDENT NUMBER: 1-14032-12-00

TEXAS DEPARTMENt OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

John B. tqnnally Unit
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Emergency Action eem!f
Douglas Drelke
Region IV Director

INSTITUTIONAL L(ICKDOWN LIFTED

Connany 'Unit
PERSONS
INVOLVED:

. John B. Connally Jr. St 1ff

OFFENDERS
INVOLVED:

Sec Attached

SUMMARY:

On December 13•.200,0 at approximate1y'13SS hours, the John B. COMally Unit

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pla.ced on Lockdo"u due to a escape that occurred just minutes prior.

A

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of2,806 offenders Weftl affected by the Institutional Loc:kdown.
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