WATCH: Video shows Texas inmate fleeing cops while being taken to jail
Leah Mitchell
Updated on January 01, 2026
A Texas detainee, distinguished as Timothy Chappelle, was gotten after a fruitless endeavor to escape the police while being moved to an alternate confinement office. In a video delivered as of late, Chappelle is seen pursuing from cops breaking out of a police van that was shipping him to another jail office.
The clasp, shot by a lady and posted on TikTok, shows Chappelle in an orange jumpsuit and cuffs going through a parking garage at a strip shopping center. He then, at that point, jumps over a wall while an official pursues the prisoner.
As per reports, the one who was shooting recorded a few recordings that likewise showed Chappelle’s resulting capture in the wake of being gotten.
Specialists affirmed that a Texas detainee, Timothy Chappelle, attempted to escape from a jail van, shipping him to another jail confinement office when the vehicle was halted at a red light on Nobility Turnpike. Chappelle, who was at first captured on criminal underhandedness charges, apparently threw out the metal mesh and the traveler side window prior to leaping out of the van.
As indicated by Smith District Sheriff Larry Smith, the detainee was being moved from a generally safe office to the principal office downtown at the hour of the episode.
The detainee’s departure, caught in a progression of recordings in a parking area close to a strip shopping center, has gathered great many perspectives. One of the different recordings on TikTok showed Chappelle being captured on the front yard of a house after he broke into two confidential homes while escaping the police. KLTV announced that the detainee broke into two homes, one of which was involved at that point.
My Sanantonio detailed that the prisoner purportedly attempted to hitch a ride from a transporter while endeavoring to escape from the police. A video from TikTok client chadroo76 showed the client following the got away from prisoner in his truck as Chapelle went around the area sidestepping catch.
The driver of the truck allegedly cautioned Chapelle that he would be gotten in the wake of moving near him. Chappelle then, at that point, answered by requesting a ride. The prisoner being shot in the video can be heard answering the driver:
The driver allegedly wouldn’t go along, saying: “Damnation no!” Specialists said that the Texas detainee initially imprisoned in the Smith District Prison on a minor charge will presently have to deal with extra penalties for getting away from jail transport. Chappelle’s new charges will incorporate a break charge and two charges of theft of a residence. Smith District Sheriff Larry Smith said that the vehicle van’s unfortunate fits were to be faulted for the occurrence.