A pimp from Houston who ran away while on bail during a trial 20 months ago, eventually receiving a 75-year jail term for human trafficking despite not being present, has been apprehended once again.
Thaddeus Allen, aged 36, had an arrest warrant issued against him in April 2023 when he did not show up for his trial, as per then-Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg.
According to a report from FOX 26 in Houston, Allen has been taken back into custody after being taken to a Houston hospital on New Year’s Eve under a false name. Investigators mentioned that Allen was in a critical condition due to an overdose of PCP and methamphetamine.
But it was not until Monday that the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Violent Criminal Apprehension Team located Allen after receiving a tip.
Despite not being in court, a jury found Thaddeus Allen guilty of human trafficking and handed down a 75-year prison sentence. (iStock)
The DA’s office described Allen as a “habitual felon” with several felony convictions on his record, which include evading police and burglary.
When he was charged with human trafficking and other charges, Allen was freed from custody after posting $200,000 bail.
“He’d been in and out of prison. I guess all of a sudden, he went, ‘You know, this just isn’t looking too good for me,’ and he said, ‘I’m gone. I’m out of here,'” Kahan told FOX 26 last week. “Crime Stoppers, we put out up to a $15,000 reward for any information, and I’m trying to find out if it was one of our tips that led to his arrest. This is a good day that we finally got him back in custody.”
Kahan added that the sheriff’s office caught up with Allen and that he remained in custody at the hospital. Once he is released, detectives told the station, Allen would head straight to jail.
