A Houston pimp who skipped bail throughout a trial 20 months in the past that, even in his absence, resulted in a 75-year jail sentence for human trafficking is again in custody.
Thaddeus Allen, 36, had a warrant issued for his arrest in April 2023 after he failed to seem for his trial, in response to then-Harris County District Lawyer Kim Ogg.
FOX 26 in Houston reported that Allen is again in custody after being admitted right into a Houston hospital below an alias on New 12 months’s Eve. Investigators stated Allen was in important situation after overdosing on PCP and methamphetamine.
However it was not till Monday that the Harris County Sheriff’s Workplace Violent Prison Apprehension Crew situated Allen after receiving a tip.
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Thaddeus Allen (Harris County District Lawyer’s Workplace)
“The ‘Ghost’ is no longer the ‘Ghost.’ That was his nickname that he was not so relevantly given because of his pension to disappear into the night,” Andy Kahan of Houston Crime Stoppers instructed the station. “This guy was a bad, bad dude. I mean, if you’re looking for a poster child for human trafficking, compelling prostitution, for taking girls and turning them into traffickers, Thaddeus Allen would be No. 1”
Houston Crime Stoppers didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital’s request for details about the arrest on Sunday.
Allen’s weeklong trial started April 10, and he appeared for the primary 5 days.
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Thaddeus Allen, 36, had a warrant issued for his arrest in April 2023 after he failed to seem for his trial. (iStock)
However when court docket commenced for the sixth day, he failed to seem to listen to the closing arguments in his case.
Regardless of not being within the court docket constructing, the jury deliberated after listening to about Allen’s prolonged arrest file and located him responsible of human trafficking. Together with human trafficking, Allen had pending expenses for aggravated promotion of prostitution involving quite a few ladies.
The jury handed down a 75-year jail sentence, which Allen can be required to serve half of earlier than he’s eligible for parole.
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Regardless of not being in court docket, a jury discovered Thaddeus Allen responsible of human trafficking and handed down a 75-year jail sentence. (iStock)
The DA’s workplace described Allen as a “habitual felon” with a number of felony convictions on his file, which embody evading police and housebreaking.
When he was charged with human trafficking and different expenses, Allen was free of custody after posting $200,000 bail.
“He’d been in and out of prison. I guess all of a sudden, he went, ‘You know, this just isn’t looking too good for me,’ and he said, ‘I’m gone. I’m out of here,'” Kahan instructed FOX 26 final week. “Crime Stoppers, we put out up to a $15,000 reward for any information, and I’m trying to find out if it was one of our tips that led to his arrest. This is a good day that we finally got him back in custody.”
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Kahan added that the sheriff’s workplace caught up with Allen and that he remained in custody on the hospital. As soon as he’s launched, detectives instructed the station, Allen would head straight to jail.
