A Texas Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Is Still On The Run Over Two Years After He Escaped Custody While On A Work Crew At A Cemetery
A prisoner managed to escape in Coryell County, Texas, over two years ago and has remained on the run ever since.
Brandon Wayne Hogan was 37-years-old at the time, and on September 26, 2022, he was part of a three-person, supervised work crew performing ground maintenance at a cemetery located just outside of Gatesville, known as Seaton Cemetery.
The work crew was created to help get inmates out of prisons. They were able to work while assisting charities or tax-exempt entities in the neighborhood.
The idea was initially viewed as a “win-win,” but following the escape, the groups have since been disbanded, according to Coryell County Sheriff Scott Williams.
“It’s a mixed bag of emotions, like anger and wanting to know why the guy was out in the public anyway,” he said.
The bottom line is this guy took advantage. We’re left with a mess to clean up, and I’ll never rest on it. Ever.”
Sheriff Williams noted that Brandon should not have been assigned to the work crew in the first place. Inmates who have been accused of crimes like Brandon and have protective orders against them normally don’t qualify for the work crew program.
Brandon was under the supervision of the Sheriff’s Office Community Manager when he ran off and climbed over a wall at the cemetery. Heather Ashley, a public information officer for Coryell County Sheriff’s Office, told residents to be vigilant.
“We’re advising that residents secure their outbuildings, their barns, definitely their houses and their vehicles, and just stay aware,” she said, following his escape.
Texas Department of Public Safety – pictured above is Brandon
Brandon did not flee with a weapon, but authorities noted that he could have found one.
He was in jail awaiting multiple charges, including assault of a family member via choking, burglary, theft of a firearm, and criminal mischief. He also reportedly has a track record of violence, with charges that date back to 2007.
Brandon is considered armed and dangerous, and he remains on Texas’ top 10 most wanted fugitives list.
“We have run down hundreds of leads. Brandon Hogan is a dangerous man. We are gonna look for you every day. We are never gonna quit. We are gonna bring you back and lock you up where you belong,” Sheriff Williams stated.
Charles Kimble, former Killeen Police Chief, was familiar with Brandon’s background as a convicted felon, and in 2023, he speculated that Brandon may be getting help to avert police.
“He’s going to go back to that life he knows. He’s not going to enroll in college or take basket weaving classes at the community college,” Kimble explained.
“If you go back to that life of crime, to your circle of people who are criminals, there’s a chance that he could be dead right now. That is a possibility. There’s also a possibility that people are helping him. There’s a network of criminals, people that he’s associated with, that are helping him.”
Still, Kimble expressed his belief that it is only a matter of time until Brandon is caught, given the advanced tracking abilities of law enforcement in today’s modern age.
“I’m back and forth. In my mind, he will always be alive until he is caught or a carcass is found. That’s a black eye I can’t get past,” admitted Sheriff Williams.
Brandon was five foot nine, weighed 158 pounds, and had balding light brown or blonde hair. He might have changed his appearance since his escape.
There is a $6,000 reward for information that leads to his arrest. Anyone with information regarding Brandon’s whereabouts is urged to contact Texas Crime Stoppers at 1-800-252-8477.
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