Henderson County Officials: Two Fugitives Arrested

ATHENS — Authorities say Tuesday marked the end of a long road for two Henderson County fugitives. According to KETK, Joy Lynn Everett (pictured) and Pete Quinonez have been captured. Everett was convicted in February 2012 for Possession of a Controlled Substance and sentenced to eight years in prison in April 2012. She appealed the case and was released on bond. On April 24, 2013, the Twelfth Court of Appeals in Tyler affirmed the conviction, securing Everett’s eight year sentence. Authorities say she’d been on the run ever since, until Tuesday morning.

According to officials, Everett was living in Cherokee Shores with Pete Quinonez, who officials say was also was a fugitive from justice. Quinonez had an outstanding bond forfeiture for a Possession of a Controlled Substance case as well as a Motion to Revoke pending for failure to pay child support. Both Everett and Quinonez were taken into custody and transported to the Henderson County Jail. Everett will await transport to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to serve out her sentence, and Quinonez will be held on his current pending charges.