Brazoria inmate's mom was a TDCJ employee, gave son old work badge to escape prison, officials say
Eyewitness News is learning new details about how a convicted sex offender was able to walk out of a prison unit in Brazoria. Turns out the man's mother once worked for the state corrections system.
Two other people believed to be involved in Yancy's escape were also arrested: his mother, Leonor Priestle, who is charged with permit/facilitate an escape, and Priestle's boyfriend, Russell Williams, who is charged with criminal intent to escape, authorities said.
