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| Officer Charged in Chicago Escapes |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 02/15/2006 |
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When Darin Gater first explained how six Illinois detainees escaped from Chicago's Cook County jail, authorities said he described being held at bay with a makeshift knife as inmates set fire to a mattress to lure another officer to the scene. Later, he told investigators he aided the escape to influence the upcoming sheriff's election by embarrassing outgoing Cook County Sheriff Michael Sheahan, a law enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation told The Associated Press. Gater, 36, of Chicago is scheduled to appear in court today to face felony charges. He was charged Tuesday night with two counts of aggravated battery of a correctional officer, aggravated arson, escape and official misconduct. All six of the escaped inmates were captured. Gater also was charged with possession of contraband; a shank, or homemade knife, in a penal institution and bringing contraband, a cell phone, into a penal institution, said Cook County state's attorney's spokesman John Gorman. Remus said Gater has not worked on his campaign and is not a friend. Remus was once his supervisor at the jail. Gater, a former Marine who worked in the sheriff's department for 11 years, initially said he went into the shower area and removed an inmate's handcuffs and leg irons to let him shower. He said the inmate threw hot soapy water on him and held him at bay with the knife. The inmate then handcuffed Gater, put on his uniform and opened the electronic jail cell doors to let out six other inmates, according to Gater's original statements. Other inmates set the mattress fire to lure another officer, who was overpowered for his keys to unlock doors to a parking lot, he said. Sheriff's department spokesman Bill Cunningham declined to comment on the charges, which came the same day the Chicago Police Department said its officers forwarded a tip about the escape to the sheriff's office hours before the inmates fled. Police gave the information to Cook County authorities around 3:30 p.m. Saturday, police spokeswoman Monique Bond said. The six inmates broke out about midnight. The jailbreak was the third at the Cook County Jail in the past 10 months. No inmates had escaped in the previous 10 years. |
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