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Escaped inmate leads police on high-speed chase

Raymond Ruiz broke out of his cell and took possession of a jail employee’s car

Ken5 News

CRYSTAL CITY, Texas — Two inmates escaped from their cells in the Crystal City Correctional Facility early Sunday morning.

Raymond Ruiz broke out of his cell and took possession of a jail employee’s car. He then let police on a high-speed chase to Catarina, Texas.

After officers blew out his tires, Ruiz fled into the surrounding brush. Around 4 a.m., the suspect was located by a DPS chopper, still wearing his inmates’ uniform. He was arrested by officers on the ground. Another inmate, Juan Diego Cordova, was caught inside the correctional facility lobby.

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