U.S. marshals capture fugitive convicted in Texas gang rape

[rachel1]

HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. marshals in Houston captured a fugitive on Tuesday who was convicted of taking part in the gang rape of an 11-year-old Texas girl and who disappeared during a break in his trial, officials said.

Eric McGowen, 20, was convicted in absentia and sentenced to 99 years in prison after he failed to return to the courtroom on August 29. He was found and arrested Tuesday morning at an apartment complex in north Houston, according to Deputy Alfredo Perez of the U.S. Marshals Service.

"He was arrested without incident," Perez said. "He did not have a weapon."

McGowen was the first defendant of 14 adults and six juveniles to be tried for the repeated sexual assault of a child, which occurred over the course of three months in 2010. The case shocked residents of the small town of Cleveland, about 50 miles northeast of Houston.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/48990516

Good job, US Marshals.

That guy ought to be tried and punished for the atrocity he participated in.

[Angry Dragon]

1. Has already been convicted

They can tack on another 50 years on top of the 99 years

[Squinch]

2. 20 men...twenty... 11 year old girl... over the course of 3 months...

This isn't some rogue psycho. This is 20 men. This is a product of a culture with a lot of problems with females.