Man who escaped police custody at Houston-area hospital arrested inside burning house, police say

Salvador Saucedo escaped police custody while undergoing testing at a hospital in Austin County on the night of Jan. 23. Local law enforcement and the U.S. Marshals Service then launched a widespread manhunt with K-9s, drones and unmarked patrol vehicles.

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Leads remain elusive days after a man escaped police custody at a hospital west of Houston

A week after the Waller County Sheriff's Office launched a search for 37-year-old Salvador Saucedo, who escaped police custody Jan. 23 in Bellville, law enforcement appear to have no promising leads into his whereabouts.

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