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Tallahassee Man Guilty of Breaking Out of Halfway House

Tallahassee, FL – In a shocking turn of events, a federal jury has found Trashad Laron Roberts, 35, of Tallahassee, guilty of escape from federal custody.

According to the evidence presented in court, Roberts was scheduled to serve the final year of his prison term at a residential reentry center in Tallahassee. However, on September 2, 2025, he left the center without authorization.

Law enforcement immediately sprang into action to locate the defendant, and just four hours later, the United States Marshals Service and the Tallahassee Police Department found Roberts hiding inside a residence.

The case against Roberts was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Joseph A. Ravelo and Meredith L. Steer. The United States Marshals Service and the Tallahassee Police Department investigated the case.

U.S. Attorney John P. Heekin stated, ‘The terms of supervision at a residential reentry center are not suggestions, they are mandatory conditions of an inmate’s prison sentence that are designed to keep our communities safe. My office will aggressively prosecute any offenders who attempt to abscond from justice.’

Roberts was previously convicted of possession and distribution of methamphetamine in the Northern District of Florida in 2020. He was required to serve four years on supervised release following his multi-year federal prison sentence.

Sentencing for Roberts is scheduled for April 20, 2026, in Tallahassee, Florida before Chief District Court Judge Allen C. Winsor.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida is one of 94 offices that serve as the nation’s principal litigators under the direction of the Attorney General.