FAYETTE COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT SEARCHING FOR MISSING CONVICT

Doug Brown Send an email January 30, 2023
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The La Grange Police Department and Fayette County Crime Stoppers are asking for the public’s help in locating an Austin man that walked out of his trial and never returned.

41-year-old Darren Houston was on trial for Assault Family Violence after being accused of abusing his wife.

According to La Grange Police, Houston walked out on his trial at the Fayette County Courthouse on January 12, and never returned.

The jury went on to find him guilty.

Houston was sentenced to sixty years in prison, and was also ordered by the court to pay a $10,000 fine.

Police say that Houston has previously lived in both La Grange and Schulenburg.

Fayette County Crime Stoppers are offering a $1,000 reward for Houston’s capture. 

If you any information on the whereabouts of Darren Houston, please give them a call at 979-968-8477, or 1-800-272-TIPS.

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Doug Brown Send an email January 30, 2023
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7 Comments

  1. 60 years in prison???? That’s more than I’ve heard most murders getting….smh—and he was out on bond and the don’t even have a photo to provide…something doesn’t sound right.

  3. If this happened on the 12 January why are we first hearing about it and why didn’t they show a picture of this person.

  4. How is a suspect who is on trial for a violent crime able to just “walk out” of the courtroom during a trial? Are there not deputies or other law enforcement that escort the suspects everywhere they go?