Crime & Safety
Trespasser Breaks Jail and Escapes: Prosecutor
Chicago Ridge cops said man reacted badly to being put in jail by breaking lock on cell door and escaping.
CHICAGO RIDGE, IL -- A 29-year-old alleged trespasser is accused of damaging government-supported property after he broke the Chicago Ridge jail. Prosecutors said the man had been taken into police custody on a misdemeanor charge.
Adam Hubbard, of Chicago, was arrested by Chicago Ridge police for criminal trespassing on April 10. Prosecutors said that when police brought him to the lock-up, he reacted by kicking the cell ock and breaking it. Hubbard escaped and was caught a few blocks away from the police station.
He was ultimately charged with felony criminal damage to government-supported property, and is facing misdemeanor charges of escape and trespassing. Chicago Ridge police estimate damages to the cell lock to be $500.
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The assistant public defender said that Hubbard is a ramp agent for an airline. He was released on a $10,000 I-bond. Hubbard is due back in court April 28 in Bridgeview.
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