Overview
- U.S. Marshals located and arrested Yorlan Rafael Reyes in the Mukilteo/Seattle area at about 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday after a multi-jurisdictional search.
- Reyes fled Liberty County custody from HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood on July 18, 2026 while receiving emergency treatment and had been held on a state-jail felony charge for unlawful disclosure of intimate images.
- Investigators traced Reyes through Cleveland and the Houston area, developed a cellphone number they believed he was using, and turned that lead over to the U.S. Marshals who used it to pinpoint his location in Washington.
- Authorities say Reyes allegedly sent threatening messages to Texas women, including content referencing their juvenile daughters, and those allegations are under investigation with possible new charges pending.
- Liberty County fired the supervising correctional officer after an internal review found transportation and supervision policy violations and multiple local, state and federal agencies credited their partnership in the capture.