Is Gonzalo Artemio Lopez Arrested? Gonzalo Artemio Lopez is a 46-year-old guy who escaped from jail and set off the largest manhunt in Texas’ recent history. He’s also the main suspect in the recent killings of five people.

Let’s learn more about him and keep him up to date.

Is Gonzalo Artemio Lopez Arrested? Update On Escaped Prisoner Who Possibly Killed 5 People Already

The police search for Gonzalo, who fled from the police bus that was transporting him and other detainees to medical appointments, is ongoing. Texas is today the center of interest for the entire country.

As of now, there has been no significant progress in his search mission, and the longer he is at free, the greater the risk to the county’s residents. He is the prime suspect in five murders that occurred near the site he was being searched.

Who Is Gonzalo Artemio Lopez, 46?

Gonzalo is the man who managed to escape from the police bus and is suspected to have killed five people since he escaped. Among those victims are two adults and three children. He has triggered a manhunt with hundred of officials.

He has a connection to the mafia and was serving sentence in prison. He has a long criminal history. In 1996, he was sentenced to eight years for two counts of aggravated assault. In 2006, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for capital murder and aggravated kidnapping.

Is Gonzalo Artemio Lopez Arrested
The police department searching for Gonzalo Artemio Lopez.

After that, in 2007, he was given a second life sentence because he was found guilty of another murder. He is a real threat, so the police are trying their best to catch him as soon as possible.

Is Gonzalo Artemio Lopez Arrested?

As of now, Lopez has not been arrested, but the police department is searching for him incessantly.  Not much development has been made known to the public about his whereabouts.

The police found five people murdered in the location he has been suspected to have been. However, the police have not disclosed much about the people who lost their life allegedly with the prisoner in the run.

As per the report in The New York Times, he ran after taking over the police bus and when teh bus became uncontrolled he ran into a cow pasture and has disappeared since then.

Texas Prison Escapee Photo

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