Wharton Fugitive Captured

A Wharton man was among three of Texas’ 10 Most Wanted offenders who are back in custody following their recent arrests. Columbus Johnson, 58, of Wharton was arrested Sept. 8th in Rosenberg by members
of the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Fugitive Task Force, Rosenberg Police Department officers, and Department of Public Safety special agents in Houston. Johnson had been wanted since January after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles issued a warrant for his arrest for a parole violation.