The Choctaw County Sheriff’s Office is set to appear on FOX’s ‘America’s Most Wanted,’ television’s most groundbreaking true crimes series hosted by John Walsh, tonight as they investigate the Aaron Victory escape.
Victory, a convicted felon, is wanted for his escape from the Choctaw County Jail in Hugo, Oklahoma, on Aug. 7, 2017.
According to the FBI, Victory allegedly broke a window in his cell and accessed the roof. Once on the roof, he allegedly fashioned electrical cords into a rope, then escaped the jail.
On Dec. 27, 2016, Victory allegedly committed first degree burglary in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, before pointing a firearm at law enforcement and fleeing on foot. Two days later, he was arrested in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, and a firearm was located.
Victory was charged in Pushmataha County District Court with possession of a firearm after a felony conviction.
On Feb. 15, 2017, a federal arrest warrant for Victory was issued in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma, Muskogee, Oklahoma, after he was charged with felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and possession of a stolen firearm. The warrant was served at the Pushmataha County jail, where Victory was being held for the state charges.
Victory plead guilty to one count of felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and possession of a stolen firearm on May 8, 2017, and he was remanded into the custody of the United States Marshals Service. On May 10, 2017, Victory was charged with second degree burglary and auto theft in Choctaw County District Court, in Hugo, Oklahoma.
Around 9:20 p.m. on Aug. 7, 2017, Victory broke out of the jail and on Aug. 21, 2017, he was indicted by the United States District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma, Muskogee, Oklahoma, for escape, and a federal warrant was issued for his arrest.
The case is being featured on America’s Most Wanted tonight at 7 p.m. CST, as Walsh and his son, Callahan, turn to viewers’ leads and information as they analyze on of the nation’s most gripping cases.
In addition, they will consult with a team of experts representing law enforcement units to weigh in on cases featured on the program.
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