Texas Inmate Who Escaped Bus Got out of Restraints, Cage

Texas Inmate Who Escaped Bus Got out of Restraints, Cage
Gonzalo Lopez. Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP
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CENTERVILLE, Texas—A convicted murderer who escaped from a transport bus last week got out of his restraints and a caged area before stabbing the driver, and he is still on the run Wednesday, authorities said.

Gonzalo Lopez, 46, who was serving a life sentence, was being transported to a medical appointment on May 12 in a caged area of the bus designated for high-risk inmates, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said in statement offering new details on the escape.