Dallas County escaped inmate captured in Garland

DALLAS - The Dallas County Sheriff's Office said an escaped inmate is back in custody after he was found and captured in Garland.

Carlos Duarte was working with special privileges around 4 p.m. Wednesday when he jumped from a transport vehicle wearing nothing more than a pair of boxers.

DSO said Duarte was seen at the intersection of westbound I-30 and Sylvan wearing nothing but boxer shorts. SKY 4 spotted crews in the area searching for him.

Carlos Duarte (Source: Dallas County Sheriffs Office)

Around 7 p.m., Duarte was found after someone called saying a man was acting erratically at a bus stop.

Jail records show Duarte had two possession of a controlled substance charges and a probation violation. He is now in custody on a new charge of escape while arrested or confined, which is considered a felony. 

Investigators did not say how he got to Garland or if he was working with someone who knew he had escaped.

At the time they were searching for him, the sheriff’s office did say he would frequent both Garland and Irving.