Inmate who escaped gets longer sentence

By ABC13
GALVESTON, TX Joshua Barnes was sentenced to nine years for his escape back in September 2009. He tied bed sheets together and used them to crawl out of a 7th floor window at UTMB-Galveston. He was on the run four days before being captured in Irving.

Barnes was already serving a 35-year sentence for seven burglaries and aggravated assault.

Copyright © 2024 KTRK-TV. All Rights Reserved.
TOP STORIES
2 Lamar HS students charged after allegedly bringing guns campus
Texans' Stefon Diggs out for the season with torn ACL, coach says
Suspects in teacher certification scheme relieved of duties, HISD says
Collin Allred holds Houston rallies in final push before Election Day
NW Harris Co. vote center closed due to water, power issues: Officials
Attacker of Nancy Pelosi's husband sentenced to life without parole
Texas cities are spooking their residents and tourists this Halloween
Show More
Tropical moisture surges in Wednesday to bring up the rain chance
I-69 NB reopens 8 hours after police chase ended in deadly shooting
Prosecutors seek to recuse judge accused of bias in death row case
Man shot, killed outside NW Houston Family Dollar store, HPD says
Why Houston's 'Hot-tober' is one for the record books
More TOP STORIES News