Murder suspect escapes prison transport considered 'extremely dangerous'
Cedric Marks, who is a MMA fighter is facing three pending murder charges
Associated Press
CONROE, Texas — Authorities in Texas say an MMA fighter facing three “pending murder charges” has escaped from a private prisoner transport.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office tweeted Sunday that Cedric Marks escaped in Conroe, about 40 miles (65 kilometers) north of Houston, and is considered “extremely dangerous.”
@MCTXSheriff and @ConroePolice are searching for an escaped prisoner in the area of 800 block of N. Loop 336 West. Mark escaped from a private prisoner transport.Marks has 3 pending murder charges and is a professional MMA fighter. Mark is considered extremely dangerous. pic.twitter.com/YJsFXlg6ZM
— MCTXSheriff (@MCTXSheriff) February 3, 2019
The sheriff’s office didn’t immediately reply to a request for clarification about the nature of the pending murder charges, including who the victims were.
TV station KCEN reported that Marks was arrested in Michigan last month on a charge alleging he broke into the Temple, Texas, home of an ex-girlfriend, Jenna Scott, on Aug. 21. Scott and a friend, Michael Swearingin, disappeared Jan. 4 and were found buried in a shallow grave in Clearview, Oklahoma, on Jan. 15. Marks had not been named a suspect in their deaths.
Police in Bloomington, Minnesota, say Marks remains a person of interest in the 2009 disappearance of April Pease, with whom he had a child. The Washington state woman had accused him of domestic violence.
