Eric McGowen, 20, of Cleveland is accused with almost twenty other males of the sexual assault of a 13-year-old Cleveland girl vanished from the Liberty County Courthouse Wednesday during testimony by the young girl. It was during a break that McGowen who was out on bond fled the courthouse. Liberty County Sheriff’s Deputies and Texas Rangers have been working on taking him back into custody since then.
Now just 24 hours later the jury which deliberated for almost two hours have found him guilty.
He is still on the run and officials are hoping the public will help get this man back in custody.
Please call your nearest law enforcement office or Crime Stoppers if you have any information.