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2 inmates escape from Fannin County Jail

Updated on: November 26, 2023 / 11:49 PM CST / CBS Texas

2 inmates escape from Texas jail

FANNIN COUNTY - A search is underway for two inmates who escaped from a county jail in northeast Texas Saturday night.

According to the Fannin County Sheriff's Office, Raymond Ross and Raymond Perez were seen fleeing the Fannin County Jail in Bonham just after 9 p.m. They were seen on video running southeast into a wooded area. Both were wearing grey sweats.

Raymond Ross and Raymond Perez; Fannin County Sheriff's Office says the two inmates escaped from the Fannin County Jail Saturday, Nov. 25 around 9:15 p.m. Fannin County Sheriff's Office

Ross was in custody for evading arrest with a motor vehicle, drug possession and a felon in possession of a firearm, FCSO said. Perez was in custody on charges of aggravated sexual assault of a child.

The Sheriff's Office asks anyone who may have seen or who has information about Ross and Perez to call 903-583-2143 or 911.

FCSO did not say how Ross and Perez escaped. The investigation is ongoing.

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