11:11 AM CST on Sunday, November 13, 2005

By Mike Zientek / 11 News

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A man missing from a county correctional facility has been charged with an unauthorized absence.

Officials at the Harris County Correctional Treatment in Atascocita confirmed that Santiago Gonzalez was at the facility as a part of his probation on an assault case, and he has been missing for more than a week.

The woman who Gonzalez assaulted was his ex-girlfriend.

On Nov. 3, an employee doing a bed check realized he was missing.

According to a probable cause warrant, Gonzalez was charged with the felony of unauthorized absence from a community correctional facility.

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Santiago Gonzalez was in the facility as a part of his probation on an assault case.

A man who identified himself as a shift supervisor at the facility said he did not know anything about Gonzalez, and everybody was accounted for.

The division’s explanation is that since Gonzalez will go to the Harris County Jail if and when he is caught, he is not technically missing from the facility – even though it is where he is supposed to be.

A Harris County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said they are aware of Gonzalez’s absence, but there is no active search for him. Authorities said they do not believe Gonzalez is as dangerous as a person who escapes from jail or prison.