Former Bowie County Corrections Officer Charged in Hospital Escape

A former Bowie County corrections officer is facing a felony charge for allegedly helping an inmate escape from a Texarkana hospital.

A former Bowie County corrections officer is facing a felony charge for allegedly helping an inmate escape from a Texarkana hospital.

Michael Alexander Flores was arrested Friday on a charge of permitting or facilitating an escape. He’s being held in the Bowie County Jail on a 75-thousand-dollar bond.

Investigators say Flores helped Omarion Owens escape Wednesday night from Christus St. Michael Health Center by allowing him access to a handcuff key and leaving him unsupervised in a restroom.

Owens was captured several hours later near Kennedy Lane. Authorities say physical evidence and witness interviews support the allegations against Flores.


 

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