A reward of as much as $5,000 is being offered for information on a man who authorities say stole jewelry valued over $500,000 in 2019 and fled this week as his trial was unfolding.
The man, Malik Travon Barlow, attended the beginning of his trial but later didn’t return, according to a release from the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. The office said he was convicted on theft and evading arrest charges on Thursday and faces a 25-year prison sentence.
“Someone knows where he is hiding. Let’s get him off the streets and behind bars, where the jury says he should be,” Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said in a news release. “If you know something, please do the right thing, which could also lead to you collecting a reward.”
Those who have information leading to Barlow being taken into custody could get as much as $5,000 through a reward being offered by Crime Stoppers of Houston, according to the release.
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