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Marion Escapee Pleads Guilty
Jeffery Eugene Roetzel, a 30-year-old inmate at the Federal Prison Camp at Marion, Illinois, has pleaded guilty to escaping from the facility.
According to court documents, Roetzel escaped on November 8th, 2015, and was taken into custody in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, on November 11th, 2015.
At the time of the escape, Roetzel was serving a 70-month sentence imposed in 2012 in the Western District of Michigan for numerous federal firearms offenses.
Roetzel’s plea was announced by James L. Porter, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois.
The indictment, returned by a Federal Grand Jury on December 8, 2015, alleged that Roetzel’s escape occurred on November 8th. Roetzel faces up to an additional 5 years in federal prison, a $250,000 fine, and 3 years of supervised release following his incarceration.
Sentencing is set for April 20, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at the United States Courthouse in Benton.
The case was investigated by the United States Marshals Service and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney James M. Cutchin.
Roetzel was returned to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to await sentencing on the escape charge.
Key Facts
- State: Illinois
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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