Bastrop prison escapees caught

DEL RIO, Texas (KXAN) - Two Bastrop prison escapees missing almost a week are caught in Mexico. Both have been turned over to U.S. Marshals.

Leandro Luna, 52, of San Angelo, and Adan Chavez, 53, of Edinburg, walked away from the Bastrop Minimum Security Prison Camp on Friday, November 20. Both were serving sentences on drug-related charges.

Mexican Authorities located the two fugitives in Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico, across from the border city of Del Rio, Texas, Thursday evening.

Both fugitives were processed before Mexican Immigration officials and it was determined that they had no legal status to remain in Mexico.

Luna and Chavez were handed over to a U.S. Marchals Fugitive Task Force at the International Port of Entry in Del Rio. 

In their escape Luna and Chavez allegedly stole a Bureau of Prisons vehicle.  On the evening of the escape Luna contacted family members in Austin and the BOP vehicle was recovered in an East Austin parking lot. 

Task Force Investigators in Del Rio determined the duo crossed into Ciudad Acuña. Mexican authorities picked up the trail to a neighborhood where the two were identified and detained.

U.S. Marshals will continue their investigation to determine if others assisted Luna and Chavez.