Norman Pattis is working to slow the process of Robert Stackowitz's extradition to Georgia, where he was convicted of robbery by force in 1966, and to request a pardon. Stackowitz was arrested at his Sherman home Monday by state troopers and U.S. marshals.
In March 1966, Stackowitz was a 21-year-old who was getting away from a lousy marriage when he found himself in Atlanta, he told The Courant in May.
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13 of 15 Sherman resident was accused Monday of escaping from a Georgia prison in 1968. Robert Stackowitz lived on Route 39, where he ran a boat repair business out of his home. Nelson Oliveira / Hearst Connecticut Media Show More Show Less. 14 of 15 Sherman resident was accused Monday of escaping from a Georgia prison in 1968.
Stackowitz escaped from a Georgia prison camp in 1968. Nelson Oliveira / Hearst Connecticut Media Show More Show Less. 8 of 15 This 1966 photo released by the Georgia Department of Corrections shows Robert Stackowitz, arrested Monday, May 9, 2016 by U.S. Marshals and Connecticut State Police in Sherman, Conn., 48 years after escaping ...
Robert Stackowitz lived on Route 39, where he ran a boat repair business out of his home. Nelson Oliveira / Hearst Connecticut Media Show More Show Less. SHERMAN - Robert Stackowitz, who fled a Georgia prison more than 48 years ago and lived quietly for decades in Sherman, died Monday, his attorney confirmed.
It was the first time in more than 48 years that Stackowitz, who was too ill to attend the hearing, could walk down the street without having to look over his shoulder, Smith said. Most Popular. Twenty years ago, YouTuber 'would be dead,’ Danbury cop says in body cam video.
Georgia parole officials dropped the extradition request in September after reviewing Stackowitz's medical file. That outcome was a huge relief to Stackowitz, said his attorney, Kevin Smith. "He was terrified every time we would go to court that it would be the day he was hauled back to a Georgia prison," Smith said.
A man who escaped from a Georgia jail almost 50 years ago has died after his cancer and health battles exposed him to authorities after applying for social security and medicare benefits. Robert Stackowitz, 71, had managed to evade authorities for much of his adult life after he escaped from a prison work camp in Carroll County in Georgia in 1968.
The Georgia Corrections Department had long ago stopped looking for Stackowitz after he escaped from the prison in 1968 . He had been convicted of forcible robbery and had only served two years of the 17-year sentence before he fled.
Robert Stackowitz was arrested and convicted in 1966 in Georgia over forcible robbery. He served two years of a 17-year sentence in Carroll County prison camp. Stackowitz escaped from jail in 1968 after he drove away in a prison vehicle. He got on a flight back to his home state of Connecticut.
Stackowitz bought a house, ran a boat repair business and had a long-term girlfriend. Stackowitz fell ill with various conditions, including bladder cancer and heart failure. He applied for social security and medicare benefits under his real name, which was flagged with Georgia official earlier this year.
Stackowitz couldn't even make his last court appearance because he was too sick.
Stackowitz lived an unassuming life in rural Connecticut town of Sherman. Authorities eventually caught up with Stackowitz in May and arrested him. He used his real name to apply for health benefits instead of his alias. Georgia officials tried to extradite him but judge ruled against it due to his health.
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