UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE ARRESTS REYMUNDO FLORES ALANIZ AND VICTOR NAVA-FRANCO

San Antonio - On October 13, 2004 the United States Marshals Service in the Southern District of Texas with the assistance of the Webb County Sheriff’s Department arrested Reymundo Flores Alaniz and Victor Nava-Franco, two (2) escapees from the Frio County Jail.  On August 6, 2004 five (5) federal inmates escaped from the Frio County Jail.  Alaniz and Nava-Franco’s arrests are the latest development in the on going investigation into the Frio County Jail escape which to date has seen the arrest of three of the escapees as well as other individuals who aided and abetted with the escape.   

The United States Marshal Service with the assistance of the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office has previously captured one of the escapees, Manuel De La Fuente, and continues the search for the two (2) remaining escapees Luis Angel Garcia-Esparza and Jorge Arturo Castaneda-Silva.  There is a $10,000.00 reward for information leading to the capture of either of the two (2) remaining escapees. 

United States Marshal for the Western District of Texas LaFayette Collins said, “I would like to thank the good citizens of Webb County and the fine work of both the United States Marshals Service Deputies and the Deputies of the Webb County Sheriff’s Department in the apprehension of Alaniz and Nava-Franco. The United States Marshals Service continues to investigate and pursue the remaining escapees and the individuals responsible for creating an environment allowing those prisoners to escape.  This investigation will continue until justice has been served.”