Houston inmate escape: Nigel Thomas Sanders captured in Harrison County search, Texas officials say [Video]

HOUSTON — An escaped inmate who authorities say also tried to carjack a district attorney’s office employee at knifepoint was caught early Friday morning, the Harris County, Texas Sheriff’s Office said.

At about 3 a.m., Nigel Thomas Sanders was captured at his mother’s home by the Violent Offenders Fugitive Task Force in east Harris County, according to authorities.

There is no threat to public safety, the sheriff’s office said, adding that Sanders will face new charges of aggravated robbery and escape for Thursday’s incident.

Sanders is not the only person who will be charged.

ABC Houston affiliate KTRK has learned two more people, identified as his mother and his sister, were arrested for hindering apprehension, officials said.

The sheriff’s office said during an update Friday morning that Sanders resisted arrest, so officials deployed a Taser and took him into custody. He’s being treated at the hospital.

Authorities added that they received multiple leads, and several law …