Texas Prisoner Transportation Services told Bell County officials in an email last week that it would “begin to wrap up its business affairs and cease operations” on Sunday. “We realize this decision will create a burden for your prisoner transport operations and as we transition you may continue to place orders with TPTS and we will transition you over to alternative transport companies to fulfil your transport needs,” Whitten wrote. He was recaptured after about nine hours and was jailed in Bell County on a more than $1.75 million bond. The same day he escaped, Marks was charged with capital murder in the killings of his ex-girlfriend, Jenna Scott, and her friend, Michael Swearingin. Marks has denied any role in their deaths and told TV station KPRC2 that he was not trying to escape the prison van.

Source: National Post February 11, 2019 16:52 UTC