Montgomery Co. officials seek identity of barefoot woman who appears on surveillance video

Authorities are seeking the identity of a woman who rang a doorbell early Friday morning in Montgomery County. Authorities are seeking the identity of a woman who rang a doorbell early Friday morning in Montgomery County. Photo: Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Photo: Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Image 1 of / 48 Caption Close Montgomery Co. officials seek identity of barefoot woman who appears on surveillance video 1 / 48 Back to Gallery

Montgomery County officials are circulating a video of a barefoot woman - apparently wearing only a T-shirt - who rang a doorbell early Friday morning and disappeared. Investigators are hoping to find her identity and determine whether she's been reported as missing.

The woman approached a home in the Sunrise Ranch subdivision and rang the bell about 3:20 a.m., according to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.

The resident was awakened by the bell, but the woman was gone by the time the resident opened the door, said Lt. Scott Spencer, whose department has circulated the video.

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The unidentified resident reviewed the surveillance footage from a private security system and sent it to the sheriff's office.

In the brief video, the woman appears to be wearing only a T-shirt, and is barefoot. Some who have viewed the video online suggested she has what looks like a broken wrist restraint hanging from her right wrist.

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A Sunrise Ranch resident also posted it on social media, where it has spread far and wide over the weekend.

Since video was distributed widely on social media, "numerous citizens" in Texas and beyond have responded with flyers that suggest the woman is a missing person from as far away as Canada, Spencer said.

So far, the sheriff's office hasn't found any matches in the missing persons database. Deputies also have gone door-to-door and interviewed people in the neighborhood, and they're reviewing surveillance video from nearby businesses.

Spencer did not want to speculate on the situation or even confirm that the items wrapped around the woman's wrists look like restraints. The investigation is ongoing, he said, and "there's still a lot to be done."

Anyone with information about the woman in the video is urged to contact the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office at 936-760-5800 and refer to case No. 18A243347.