Man Arrested on Outstanding Warrant

NACOGDOCHES COUNTY — The Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office assisted the U.S. Marshall’s Office in arresting James Alan Garrett, 52, on an outstanding federal warrant. According to KETK, Garrett, who was paroled from federal prison after serving 23 years for armed robbery, was listed as a federal fugitive after he refused to report to his parole officer and boasted that he would never go back to prison.

Officers began the search near Chireno, where Garrett was supposed to have been living. He was not present at the home when deputies arrived, but was later located in the parking lot of a local nursing home located along U.S. 59 in Nacogdoches. After finding himself quickly surrounded by officers, Garrett was arrested without a struggle.

At the time of his arrest Garrett was wearing two layers of clothing and was carrying items commonly used during the commission of a robbery. Garrett was wearing a set of dark colored clothing underneath a layer of red colored clothing so that his appearance could be quickly changed. Garrett was armed with what first appeared to be a semi-automatic hand gun, but turned out to be an air pistol concealed in the waistband of his pants.