Mexican Mafia soldier escapes from Texas jail

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On Friday, a member of the notoriously violent Mexican Mafia escaped from the Kinney County Detention Center in Brackettville, TX.

Kinney County Sheriff’s deputies, along with the Texas Rangers and U.S. Border Patrol are still searching for Manuel Guardiola, 33. However, the search may be rather futile considering the fact that the jail is only 30 miles from the Mexican border.

The Kinney County Sheriff’s office told reporters that they do not know how Guardiola escaped.

The escaped fugitive is 5-foot-4 and weighs about 180 lbs. He has black hair, but could have shaved his head and his upper body is covered in tattoos. He may be wearing glasses.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Manuel Guardiola is asked to call the Texas Department of Public Safety at (512) 424-2000.

In December 2008, the privately-run Kinney County Detention Center experienced a riot when 30 prisoners refused to return to their cells from, and set fire to mattresses and clothing.

The Mexican Mafia is a very powerful prison gang which began in 1950 in California. Today, the gang controls large drug distribution, extortion and murder-for-hire operations, both in and outside of prison. They are closely aligned with the Aryan Brotherhood.

 

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