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| Chicago murderer tracked down after court error led to release | Chicago murderer tracked down after court error led to release |
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| A convicted murderer who was mistakenly released after a court appearance in Chicago was back in custody Saturday after authorities tracked him down at a house about 60 miles away. | A convicted murderer who was mistakenly released after a court appearance in Chicago was back in custody Saturday after authorities tracked him down at a house about 60 miles away. |
| Steven L Robbins, 44, was re-arrested late Friday night without incident in the Illinois town of Kankakee, authorities said. Although the details of his capture weren't immediately released, officials said they used various leads and interviews with friends and family members at police headquarters to locate him. | Steven L Robbins, 44, was re-arrested late Friday night without incident in the Illinois town of Kankakee, authorities said. Although the details of his capture weren't immediately released, officials said they used various leads and interviews with friends and family members at police headquarters to locate him. |
| The reason Robbins was able to escape in the first place, Illinois officials acknowledged, was because they lost paperwork directing them to return him over the state border to Indiana, where he has been serving a 60-year sentence. | The reason Robbins was able to escape in the first place, Illinois officials acknowledged, was because they lost paperwork directing them to return him over the state border to Indiana, where he has been serving a 60-year sentence. |
| He was escorted by Cook County sheriff's deputies to Chicago this week for a court appearance in a separate case involving drug and armed violence charges a case that had actually been dismissed in 2007. | He was escorted by Cook County sheriff's deputies to Chicago this week for a court appearance in a separate case involving drug and armed violence charges a case that had actually been dismissed in 2007. |
| After appearing before two Cook County circuit court judges, Robbins was taken to a jail on Chicago's South Side. He was released hours later, instead of being sent back to Indiana to continue his murder sentence. The public was not alerted that he was on the loose for about 24 hours. | After appearing before two Cook County circuit court judges, Robbins was taken to a jail on Chicago's South Side. He was released hours later, instead of being sent back to Indiana to continue his murder sentence. The public was not alerted that he was on the loose for about 24 hours. |
| Cook County sheriff Tom Dart on Friday took responsibility for Robbins' release, saying a document showing he should be returned to Indiana disappeared while his deputies were transporting the prisoner, sometime between a Tuesday court appearance and his return to jail after a second court appearance Wednesday. Robbins was released Wednesday evening. | Cook County sheriff Tom Dart on Friday took responsibility for Robbins' release, saying a document showing he should be returned to Indiana disappeared while his deputies were transporting the prisoner, sometime between a Tuesday court appearance and his return to jail after a second court appearance Wednesday. Robbins was released Wednesday evening. |
| Before Robbins was captured, federal and local law enforcement officers knocked on doors in Illinois and Indiana on Friday, including those of his friends and relatives, the sheriff's office said. The FBI and US Marshals Service offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to his apprehension. | Before Robbins was captured, federal and local law enforcement officers knocked on doors in Illinois and Indiana on Friday, including those of his friends and relatives, the sheriff's office said. The FBI and US Marshals Service offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to his apprehension. |
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