A Code Maroon alert was issued Monday morning informing students and faculty of Texas A&M University to be on the lookout for Arcade Joseph Comeaux Jr. Students and faculty were later sent e-mails stating "no further reason to believe inmate is in Bryan-College Station." Police are still looking for Comeaux, 49, after he held two transportation officers hostage Monday morning in the Baytown area. The inmate was being transported from Huntsville to Beaumont when he pulled out a pistol and took control of the vehicle. He took with him a 12-gauge shotgun and two semi-automatic pistols when he fled the vehicle. Both officers were found later that day unharmed. The College Station Police Department is still urging people to remain alert and wants anyone with information to call the police immediately. Sgt. Calder Lively of the College Station Police Department said they are doing everything they can to make sure residents are safe. "Since he escaped we have responded to several calls to identify different persons, and we check every call we receive," Lively said. "We are being proactive and vigilant in watching different areas and responding to calls." Comeaux is serving a life sentence for aggravated sexual assault from Brazos County and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon from Fort Bend County. Comeaux is described as a 6-foot tall black male weighing 200 pounds. Anyone who sees Comeaux should call 911 or contact local law enforcement officers.
Travis Lawson, staff writer
