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Cook County Sheriff via AP
Steven L. Robbins was serving a 60-year sentence for murder and weapons charges in Indiana before being mistakenly freed.
Police in two states and FBI agents on Thursday night were searching for a convicted murderer who was mistakenly released by Illinois authorities.
Steven L. Robbins, 44, who is serving a 60-year sentence for murder in Indiana, was mistakenly released Wednesday by Illinois authorities, officials from the Indiana Department of Corrections said.
Robbins was released from Indiana State Prison to appear in Cook County Circuit Court for drug charges on Tuesday, authorities said. Those charges against him were subsequently dropped.
But for reasons not known Thursday, Illinois authorities released him instead of returning him to the custody of Indiana officials.
"He walked out of Gate 5 [of the jail] and hasn’t been seen by authorities since," Cook County Sheriff's Department Frank Bilecki told the Chicago Sun-Times, referring to the jail’s main entrance and exit.
Robbins remained at large Thursday, and a warrant was issued for his arrest in both Indiana and Illinois, officials said.
Cook County officials acknowledged the mistake in a press release.
"[Sheriff Tom Dart] has ordered an investigation into the facts and circumstances regarding his court appearance and release from custody," the statement said.
Robbins is serving a 60-year sentence for murder and carrying a handgun without a license in Indiana, according to a release from the Indiana Department of Correction. His earliest projected release date was June 29, 2029.
Robbins is described as a black man who stands 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs about 190 pounds. He has a tattoo on the right side of his neck that says "Nicole," officials said.
Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts should dial 911 or call Crime Stoppers at 317-252-8477.
NBCChicago.com
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You can bet they won't be looking for him in Indiana.
"Robbins is serving a 60-year sentence for murder and carrying a handgun without a license..."
This guy needs a group hug and timeout. A dozen more gun laws could only help as well.
Chicago wants him to help their monthly homicide rates so they can cram more laws banning firearms down the throats of law abidding cittizens.
I swear I saw him in Indiana, and again Chicago, then Detroit, he may be following me..
Is this why Obama wants all Americans to become unarmed victims after they release the murders from jail?
Striking resemblance to George Zimmerman.
Somebodies going to be out of a job.
Also,
If this guy kills again, Cook County will be sued....
Me thinks someone had better take a long look at the cement headed personnel at the facility which allowed this murdering scum to stroll out of!
And maybe Illinois has an obtuse program to reduce their state's population by limiting legitimate gun ownership by their residents and then let murderers loose to reduce the population? Hey, what the heck? Sounds like a plan!
I can hear the conversation now: "Well, the charges were dropped, so cut him loose." Brilliant! These are the police who are going to protect you. I think I'll keep my gun, thanks.
If the death penalty had been administered to this thug in a timely manner, we wouldn’t have to worry about his current potential rampage. So the natural questions are these: will the bleeding-heart liberals finally admit that their coddling of murderers can lead to the commission of additional crimes and possibly MORE MURDERS? And will the bleeding-heart liberals accept their complicity in the possible commission of a new series of crimes by apologizing to the victims? I think I already know the answers to both questions.
Oh Oh now hes on the streets of chicago,..... he was safer in jail.
Well he didn't escape..they said you're free...so he left.
Creek Dog- I was thinking the exact same thing!
man that state of Ill is on the ball
LMFAO thanks for the laugh Scooter
I think the public could help locate and be made aware of this individual if they did something like ohhhhhhhh I don't know, give us a good look at the tatoo that he has on his neck.
It is a distinguishable mark and they do not show it to us?
The Fugitive.
If a person is let out of jail because of an official screw up,that person should be free,he did not escape.
TO: 7.62x39mm who wrote:
The "murder" part obviously doesn't phase you because all you're worried about is you and your gun.
Geez Rhonda.....the guy gets 60 years, law enforcement made a mistake and let him go. But you have to put the blame on your tired old boogeyman, the 'bleeding heart liberals' and demand an apology from this vague evil ghost crew of non-participants? I con't know if you're evil or just nuts.
gm Creek Dog, Tramp
"Oops. My bad." ---Deputy Dawg
ROFl... YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP!!!
Seriously!
They let a man out with a 60 year sentence! WOW!
AND THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO YOU TRUST TO SERVE AND PROTECT YOU?????
I am going to be keeping my guns! THANK YOU!
ROFL! this is just too funny! well more like sad!
Wow, some sharp folks up there. release a murderer because you thought he was just there for a drug charge. How does one get a drug charge if he has been in prison for a while? Insane.
I thought Barney Fife was dead? It must have been one of his offspring? Nobody else could be so dumb?
Ooops. That's right. America is full of stupid people. Even in law enforcement. More then one person should lose their job. The chain of command in this case was full of numb nuts.
I actually witnessed the same thing happen in Indiana a few years ago, and it turned out to be the fault of the court that sentenced the inmate. When the transportation order came through it did not include a directive that the inmate be returned - someone assumed that was implied, but legally, it was not ordered. So this could be the fault of the Indiana DOC and not the Illinois court or it's officers - or maybe not, there isn't enough information to really know what happened; it's just a flashy bit of hurried news reporting.
to youdon'tknowjack, evidently you aren't aware of how prolific drug trafficking is inside prisons. I know convicts who have said it was harder to say no to drugs on the inside than it is on the street. As has been said many ways over time, (in one form or another) prison is the best place to learn how to be a criminal.
Cook County jail ?
Guess he was released "inadvertently" so he could clean up the Chicago streets.
Whatever works. I hope they choke!
@anti-american girl....
If he was executed, nobody would need to be afraid... so this is why we will keep our guns... And if he murders someone (again) while he's out... the liberals can take ALL THE BLAME...
Now George Zimmerman is black Creek Dog? I thought the media labeled him as white. Even though he is hipanic. He must be chameleon.
For all those who want to think this guy is a good reason to have or keep guns, it is still not a good enough reason to have or keep a gun. If he were to confront either of you all you would do is beg for mercy and ask to go to the bathroom really quick. Or you'll probably get killed anyway because if you're not use to killing like he is you'll fold like the sissys you are. So, get rid of your guns. They wont save you anyway.
Typical screw-ups is Chicago's motto. Look who's the mayor and look who's the president. Both are useless morons and that's what comes out of Chicago. So glad I left 18 years ago. That place is a garbage dump for losers, thugs and liberals!!
The state of illinois... Nothing corrupt or lacking common sense in that place, not one bit...
When he uses a handgun (procured illegaly since he is obviously a felon and knowingly on the run) to kill somebody will they blame the gun or the idiotic liberal legal system that completely failed us (AGAIN)?
@7.62X39mm
AK by Izhmash?
creek dog...what does george zimmerman have to do with any of this?
Isn't fiesty red head from IL?
Jean Valjean, come on over to my house sometime. I need to go to the bathroom. Might as well get rid of two pieces of chit while I'm at it.
They let Robbins out to find FIESTY.
Creek I have heard eveerything now. You think he looks like a mexican now. You do KNOW if Robbins had killed Trayvon we would of NEVER heard anything about it. Black on black crimes are not news worthy.
@JeanValjean
WOW!!!
That is probably the dumbest most defeatist comment ever. So under your
pathetic logic we shouldn't even be a nation. When the people were gathering
their guns and sending word that the British were coming your advice would have
been... what? Oh! I know. You would have told them to get rid of their guns
because they're not used to killing like the British army is and they'll all
fold like the sissies they are. What a load of crap! Don't try and shoot the
bad guy shooting people you'll only make it worse. Yeah, because fighting for
your life is always a bad idea. I'll take the chance that my gun MIGHT save me
versus your world where NO gun definitely will not save me. At least I have a
shot :)
Most likely they'll find him after he wins the next governor election in Illinois.
another quality job well done by someone educated in the finest public school system in the 3rd world for over the last 25 years or so of its steady degradation by the political interference of special interest groups in education ..to become more about stats & quota's and no one is stupid and can't be held back from passing by a resonably challenging standard , cause it might hurt their self esteem or some other cockamamie physco babble , even if in reality they really actually needed to repeat a grade , so alot of dumba$$es out there with HS diplomas at a 6th grade level and a few BS's at a 10th grade level ...instead of work hard..ya' advance...and if ya' fail ya'push on and try harder on round 2...kids stayed back when I went to school and most whom that did happen too , once was enuff to get 'em to get it together...instead they now are passing fail....its all around you the results of it ... if you can't see it ?.. open yer eye's its hiding in plain sight...incompetent education , incompetent nation...I don't blame the teachers they're the tip of the spear that has to implement some of the nonsence they have to deal with that just obstructs them from the main point of an education....to learn & teach , its also parents who shouldn't be parents & administrators who base descisions on skewed fairy tale logic & feel good info only that are the big fail in this equation and in an abstract way to this particular event..IMHO
He's a Criminal! How on earth would more gun laws keep him from carrying a gun???? Someone please explain to me how that could possibly stop Criminals from having guns. If you think stricter gun laws or even a ban on all guns in this country would make it safer for everyone, Your just living a lie.
These laws are going to turn this country into a war zone, and no one person would be safe. It's like Alex Jones said "1776 Will Commence Again If You Try To Take Our Firearms" and there is nothing that you can do to stop it. It will not be citizens against military, It'll be Armed Guerrilla's and Military personal against The President and his Supporters. And let me point this out before anyone decides to say that i'm racist for not liking Obama. I'm not at all racist, I'm a Constitutionalist and I am Determined to Protect My Rights!!!!
@Shmoe - Hey, the supreme court decided that a person should still be able to advance even if they fail and even advance further than a top scoring person. Don't you remember that fireman issue a few years back where they had to fill a race quota and couldn't because enough people of one race passed the officer test, but advanced them anyhow and did so over the guy who was of another race who made the highest score on the test out of anyone? Isn't it good to know unqualified people will be in charge of your next emergency situation just because no one wanted to hurt their feelings. Of course, I do not think it was about them being stupid. I've been in situations like this before and seen people decide not to study for such advancement tests because they know because the percentages, and that they will be advanced no matter what their score is, so why study? So they get the promotion over someone else who is more enthusiastic and hard working.
Another fine example of a state and county government run by the majority Democrats. Probably an old pall of Rahm's. Again this is why the gun laws in Chicago are so ineffective.
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Creek Dog, I think he looks more like LL Cool J with a light beard. (NCIS LA)
I have been trying - really hard - to understand the current controversy over modifications to the gun laws. I keep looking at the proposed modifications and then at the objections and all I get is a disconnect. Nowhere is there any mention, and one then assumes, no intent, to take away the guns of law abiding citizens. What are people talking about?? We are not allowed to have nuclear weapons or rocket launchers either. Does this mean we shall therefore all be rounded up and put in a concentration camp or something??
He must be George Zimmerman's brother
LOL, stay away from you during sarcasm days..........
Why help look for him, put one of the idiots that let him free in his place
The system, Law enforcement, Work for the man not the people. The sooner people see this the better . Putting people in jail is big money to day. The courts are a joke to say the lest, If you got money most of the time you will walk. 60 years in prison and still take him back to court for drugs and they drop it, That is how it works and the American people pay the bill and that's what it's all about. People are going to jail for no good reason so the system can make the money. The system has lots of bad guys in it that make money off the people and get a way with it ,Because they look out for each other. Cover up is the word. Not much help for us to day , Law enofrcement is not good any more. Just the other way around. Money Money Money.
Why not try him for the drug charges AFTER the 60 years? It would not happen and think of the money saved. That too much common sense for the state of IL? Let's see who do we know from Chicago with 0 common sense?
CoCo the statute of limitations would have run out by then..but to your point, this would have been a great time to strike a deal and not have him out of prison. My guess is Robbins enjoyed getting out of prison if only for a day. Who would have thought he'd be offered an open door?
If he was in jail why was he in court for drug charges? Why were the charges dismissed? Sounds to me like it was a planned escape? Once outside he was simply let go. I'd be watching for a hit on one of the guard acquaintances or possible one of them harboring the inmate. It could be one of his guards fell in love with him?
"Never attribute to evil what you can to stupidity". Just because a person is in jail on one charge doesn't mean they skate on other charges that were pending or filed after incarceration. In large cities there is an entire sub-system within and between corrections agencies for transporting inmates to and from court for all kinds of reasons. It can be a logistical nightmare. Rather than some love-triangle conspiracy, the dull truth is probably that whoever was handling him didn't know him from Adam and had tunnel vision, seeing only the immediate case he was appearing on that day - at which the charges were dismissed. I can easily see that happening.
confussed, I was thinking the same thing.
It would seem that court sessions should be held at the penitentiary. The need for the proceeding to be held in the jurisdiction of the offence should be waived (somehow) and a member of the judiciary of the location of the offence transported to the site of the person to be tried. That wold appear to prevent mistaken release. Mistakes of the sort reported will continue to occur if inmates continue to be transported to locations outside the penitentiary. Lawyers and jurists please advise what changes to the law are needed to accomplish the proposed changes.
You are all somewhat confused. The inmate was incarcerated in Indiana, but was transported to Illinois to face drug charges. The prosecution was sleep at the switch. They should have withdrawn the charges upon his conviction and sentencing in Indiana. He was sentence to 60 years! There was no need to bring him back to Chicago just to drop the charges.
And people wonder about Chicago's high crime rates.....
The event took place in Indiana.
Check a map; you'll find Chicago in Illinois. Illinois is an entirely different state. As you'll learn, there are 50 of them.
Learn to read. He was temporarily released from an Indiana prison so he could stand trial in Cook County, Illinois, who subsequently set him free.
Confucius, This one's for you.----- Hey NevadaJ, maybe you should check a map if you are able to read. Cook County is CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. This article plainly says this happened at the Cook County court. He was brought from Indiana to Chicago.
Nevada, according to Obama, there is 57 states.
NevadJ, wrote:
"The event took place in Indiana."
"Check a map; you'll find Chicago in Illinois. Illinois is an entirely different state. As you'll learn, there are 50 of them"
The articel says:
"Police are hunting for a convicted murderer after he was mistakenly released from custody in Chicago, where he was sent to face a drug charge while serving a 60-year prison sentence in Indiana."
What would you expect from "Nevada", they voted Harry Reid back in again. He's an idiot like most from Nevada. Maybe Nevada thinks that Las Vegas is in Arizona.?!?
NevadaJ-577866... that had to hurt.
One more reason for the death penalty...
Yeah, then we can execute - no wait not that one, oops.
Developments in Biometric recognition technologies would have stopped this from ever happening. Palm print recognition and eye scanning biometric recognition would have stopped him. Of course, the state of Illinois would rather spend, probably, hundreds of thousands chasing down a murderer they let loose and of course the costs of any law suits filed after the absconder murders his next victim(s).....that's a lot cheaper.
Death penalty and be done with it. Why must everything be so difficult anymore.
Waldo,
I think the only prisons that have biometric scanners are federal. In TX they do the same thing as other states. Our system is outdated and needs to be fixed, but I don't that will ever happen.
Waldo, none of that tech stuff would have prevented his being released. The charges against him in Illinois were dropped, so he was released. What good would scanners do if the inmate is holding a release order from the judge? They didn't realize he was already an incarcerated inmate in another state. He never should have been brought to Chicago, they could have withdrawn the prosecution since he was already doing 60 years...
He went right along with it too...lol When they get him, they need to charge him with escape & the one's who let him out with accessory before & after the fact. How can people, running a maximum sec. prison be so dumb? If he commits a crime while he's out, they should be charged too.
He didn't escape...
I thought it would be IL before even reading the article. IL has that bad of a reputation.
When was the last time you heard about a mistaken release?
culheath
When was the last time you heard about a mistaken release?
Uh, when Barry was mistakenly reelected. I sometimes think the only thing that comes out of Chicago/Illinois is sewage, but I'd hate to give sewage a bad name.
Rick-1710985
Romney LOST, get over it. And Obama wasn't mistakenly reelected, he was just a far better choice than the Republicscum had to offer.
Patience. Rick will catch up one day. If the goosesteppers weren't slow, they wouldn't be goosesteppers.
Rick, congratulations for making an early non-connection to President Obama. I'm glad to see posts like yours, because I know the thought of Obama winning fair and square drives you and yours right up the wall.
Here's the thing... They sure as heck can't add anything to his sentence for escape. I'd lay low until I was old and about to become a burden on my family or society, then go back and say "Hey, I just realized... you were not supposed to have let me out."
News Flash!!! He's already a burden on society. Along the lines of unexpected consequences, his release could be a good thing. Maybe he'll get killed during capture or some other way (Chicago?), thus saving the taxpayers money.
... Someone let a convicted murderer free. Change title of article to "Dumba$$ is arrested after setting convicted killer free" But I bet nothing will happen to this idiot.
That must have been a very pleasant surprise for him. For the inept officials who let him out... not so much.
I bet they find him in a motel with a hooker, a bunch of beer and pizza.
Is that where they'd find you?
another useless reply
watching the super bowl...
Look for the guy in a turtleneck with a scarf.
My money is on he is with "Nicole".
Reminds me of the scene in idiocracy where Luke Wilson going into jail tells the jailer he's in the wrong line, and the jailer slaps him in the head and sends him to the out line.
Doh!
A true visionary film of the future libland.
As funny as that movie was, I'm sad to say it's slowly becoming a reality. Satire has always been around for a reason.
IA, what is it with you guys? Law enforcement let him go, but it's the "liberals" fault? I'd ask you to explain your 'reasoning' but there isn't any.
Loved that movie:-) . However, my first thought was a old song..... "Indiana wants me...Lord I can't go back there.."
Steve,
Chicago, and Illinois for that matter, IS the liberal bastion for incompetence and ignorant voters. They are the epitome of government dependence and liberal failure and corruption.
How is this NOT the fault of liberals?
What about his being freed do you not understand? It happened in Cook County Illinois, the most corrupt location in the nation.
It was likely a communications screw up between Indiana and Cook Co. officials.
Nah, Obama pardoned him.
Gotta give that illegal latino prison population another reason to vote Obama.
Why do things like this happen in liberal/Democratic Party states?
Thanks for such an insightful quiery.I am sure that somewhere someone is searching for the answer.
Chris, how do you know that the person that released him isn't a republican? You and others just sit back ready to pounce. Simpletons.
Obviously POOR and or incompetent management. Look at Chicago, Detroit, Flint, Benton Harbor... there is a common thread.
union workers, i imagine
Rick,grow up,act like an adult that knows how to hold a corversation.
Mistaken releases happen all the time. Here in TX they lose inmates, but usually recover them in 72 hours. More than likely it was a clerical mistake, it happens. It should not be taken lightly, but it happens in all states not just liberal ones.
5'5", 190lbs??? Damn, what they eatin in prison there?
And it had to be a set up - he had serious help from someone.
Also, Chris-353472...stuff happens in every state bro, there's no democratic party or republican party state thing.
Another one of them big fat redneck sherif....stubby fingers.....got his keys mixed up.....
Oh yes, Illinois is known for its fat, redneck sherrifs' deputies. (Yes, this is sarcasm. I tell you because you are too ignorant to know what you are spewing.)
No, this is really another liberal state's inability to do its job and protect the general populace. But then, again, Illinois has that great, safe, gun-free city of Chicago. Ah, Obama's home state......
I am not going to use the redneck term that would not show to much intellingence on my part ,but Illinois is mid western state that is located on the Mississippi river and was populated heavly from people south of Illinois in the southern states,Missouri,Mississippi,Ala.LA,etc.I partially grew up there and belive me there are a lot of southern people there.
They should cut the brother a break it is black history month after all. Besides with all those new gun laws he probably won't fool around with weapons again. Lol
Here's some TP, you might need it when your ears start leaking.
It's called sarcasm stupid. Go to the barbershop and the methadone clinic loser!!!!
u probley right lol there is not goin to b anymore guns on the streets or even in the stores and thats whats bad because the people that are normal and my need them ccant because theres people that just use them like there nothing
He'll be caught. Good thing he was in for murder, as murderers have a very low recidivism rate. He'll be charged with escape even though he was turned out, and the system will identify someone to be zeroed in on and fired for making the mistake.
If he is charged with anything he should sue the state,it is not his job to make sure that he is kept in jail.
If the system zeroed in on the people that make these serious mistakes and fired them, we wouldn't have so many stupid mistakes being made. I think the people, or person that did this will more likely be promoted.
They probably let him out, gave him a gun, and said "Go help our agenda."
Tim, what a moronic remark.Whats the matter with you?
LOL
Oh yes absolutely - it's another government conspiracy!
HAHAHHAHHHAHHAHH!...I'm getting stomach pains from laughing - You conspiracy boobs are a hilarious!!!
Reading these outrageous posts are funnier then the Colbert show. I come to these posts every morning for a good laugh!!
The NYPD will catch him when he tries to buy a big-glup.
No worries, it's only a matter of time.
Besides, he is wounded. Mayor Rahm has called him "a punk" on TV. Ouch!
He is as good as caught. Go back to your dream world. Nothing to see here..
This is so hilarious. The Chicago Democratic machine at it's finest. And if any of you don't know Rahm is a buddy of Osama Obama. He worked for Osama Obama as the White house Chief of staff until he went back to run for mayor with Osama Obamas help and approval. What a joke.
The sad part is this "law abiding citizen", can you hear the sarcasm, is already serving a life sentence. I don't know what else to call 60 years. I don't think he will just turn himself in. I wonder which gang he belongs to? I notice MSN didn't want to publicize that.
Here's a question for you? If the court released him and the Chicago police department released him. Did he escape from custody? I don't think so. He's probably sitting in some club house doing as much coke and meth he can stull up his nose. He's probably planning either a bank heist or a hit on a rival gangs crack house.
I'm curious why the NYPD would be looking for him - he escaped in Chicago.
OK, we need more prisoner control laws, the ones we have are not working....But don't worry, he will just go "home" to Chicago or Detroit - be selling popcicles and hot dogs from a stand on the street, in no time! Or at least, he will probably be dealing something to the kiddies....
he will get out and purches a gun after he fills out the paper work make sure he is not a felon. when and if he is captured will they tell you if he had a gun on him at the time lets pass some more new laws
Illinois is too busy trying to cater to illegals and unions to properly keep track of prisoners.
He was turned loose in "Chicago". No wonder they are topping the chart for Murders in the USA. Listen Chicago.....you cant decrease the number of murders in your town if you are going to release "experienced" killers into society. Someone or maybe a few should loose their job over this SNAFU.....but they wont.
And we wonder why we need more gun laws??????? Legal citizens beware!!! Arm yourselves while you can. We ALL have to defend ourselves - obviously it's the only way we stand a chance!
What ,he didnt tell them they made a mistake and he was serving 60 years for murder,........lol I bet when they catch him ,hes gonna said I was like f it im going to get my a cheese burger and some pussy ......and a newport ...