Overview
- Authorities say Walter Pozos removed his court‑ordered GPS ankle monitor on Monday, then missed his Wednesday retrial and went on the run.
- Court records show judges issued warrants, revoked and forfeited his bond, and prosecutors added bail jumping and electronic‑monitor tampering charges.
- The U.S. Marshals Service confirmed it joined Harris County deputies in the search, and Crime Stoppers is offering up to $5,000 for tips leading to his arrest.
- Pozos was awaiting retrial in a 2023 case where deputies say he led a 100‑mph chase that ended in a crash killing passenger Hector Castilleja Correa and injuring homeowner Maria Garcia.
- This is the second Harris County case in weeks of a murder defendant removing a monitor, following Lee Gilley’s flight to Italy, which has spurred calls to tighten alert protocols and a new proposal to strengthen electronic monitoring for violent offenders.