Four Robbery Suspects Recaptured After Escaping Sugar Land PD Custody

Escape and Recapture

• 🚨 Four robbery suspects, aged 17 to 19, escaped from the Sugar Land Detention Center after assaulting a jailer.
• ⛓️ The suspects, identified as Edmund Gillery (19), Deshawn Dillard (17), Devonte Simon (18), and Clayton Johnson (17), were initially arrested for a CVS robbery.
• 🏃‍♂️ The escape occurred when a jailer was assaulted while checking on one of the suspects, allowing the others to overpower him and flee.
• 📍 Within two hours, police, utilizing canines and officers, recaptured all four suspects at the First Colony Church of Christ.

Initial Robbery and Arrests

• 💡 The suspects are accused of physically assaulting a CVS store clerk and stealing cash before their initial arrest.
• 🚓 A pursuit led to the arrest of one suspect in Sugar Land, with the remaining three apprehended later through a coordinated effort with HPD.

Suspects' Charges and Jailer's Condition

• ⚖️ All four suspects will face additional charges, including escape and attempted murder.
• 🏥 The assaulted jailer was transported to the hospital and is reported to be in stable condition.
• 🩹 The CVS worker who was injured did not require hospitalization.