People v. Cook

On January 17, 1981, defendant, Ricky Lee Cook, with two others, Michael Anderson and Larry Keen, escaped from the Winnebago County jail by breaking a window on the third floor and sliding down a rope made of blankets. Keen broke his wrist when the rope broke and was apprehended at that point. Cook and Anderson were apprehended shortly thereafter, a few blocks from the jail, and were returned to custody.

Defendant Keen, age 23, entered into a plea agreement whereby he pleaded guilty to the instant escape and to felony theft, after the indictment charging burglary was amended to felony theft.…