An 18-year-old man escaped from a Corpus Christi Police Patrol car Wednesday afternoon but was apprehended seven minutes later downtown near Comanche Street and Tancahua Street.

Corpus Christi Police arrested 18-year-old Javier Garcia (7-16-1994) at the 4600 block of Hakel for an assault. A Patrol Officer transported Garcia toward the City Detention Center, but, at 12:30 this afternoon, Garcia was able to escape before he arrived at the Detention Center. Garcia was able to slip out of his handcuffs, reach through the open window of the patrol car to open the door and ran at the intersection of Carancahua Street and Lipan Street.

Garcia was apprehended seven minutes later nearby by the Corpus Christi Police Department. Garcia was additionally charged with escape from custody, a Class A Misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a $4,000 fine.

Date: June 12, 2013, 12:30pm

Location: Tancahua Street at Comanche Street, http://goo.gl/maps/DMFcm

Offense: Escape From Custody

Case Number: 1306120054