A man who’s said to be one of the most dangerous human traffickers in the Houston-area is now back in custody. Thaddeus Allen has been a fugitive since jumping bail and skipping out on his own trial in 2023.

Turns out, Allen was admitted into a Houston hospital, according to investigators, under an alias on New Year’s Eve in critical condition after overdosing on PCP and meth. However, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office VCAT, Violent Criminal Apprehension Team received a tip and found him on Monday.

For almost two years, Allen had been on the run after he didn’t show up for the last day of his trial, which was closing arguments. A jury still convicted him of violently and often at gunpoint forcing an 18-year-old Houston girl into sex trafficking.

“The ‘ghost’ is no longer the ‘ghost’. That was his nickname that he was not so relevantly given because of his pension to disappear into the night. This guy was a bad, bad dude. I mean if you’re looking for a poster child for human trafficking, compelling prostitution, for taking girls and turning them into traffickers Thaddeus Allen would be number one,” explains Andy Kahan with Houston Crime Stoppers.