SEARCH ON FOR GRIMES CO. INMATE AFTER ESCAPE FROM AUSTIN HOSPITAL

  

The Grimes County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about an inmate who escaped custody on Wednesday at a psychiatric hospital in Austin.

McArthur Deashy Mathis was last seen at 8 p.m. at the Cross Creek Psychiatric and Addiction Hospital, after the sheriff’s office says he kicked the back door open and jumped over a 6-foot fence.

Mathis was arrested by the Grimes County Sheriff’s Office on January 2^nd on multiple warrants out of the Victoria Police Department and local charges including Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon Causing Serious Bodily Injury to a Family Member, Obstruction or Retaliation, Deadly Conduct and Burglary of a Habitation.  He had been at the hospital since May 21^st. 

According to the sheriff’s office, Mathis is also a registered sex offender and is known to have contacts in Grimes, Brazos, Lavaca and Gonzales counties.

Mathis is described as a Black male, 6’2”, 185 lbs, bald with brown eyes and multiple tattoos on his head and neck area.  He was last seen wearing a navy blue shirt and teal pants. 

Anyone with information on where Mathis may be located is asked to contact the Grimes County Sheriff’s Office at 936-873-2151 or Grimes County Crime Stoppers at 936-873-2000.