"U.S. Marshals, who assisted in relocating the escaped fugitives, revealed that Charles arranged for someone to pick up the three inmates in a vehicle and transport them to the house of one of their girlfriends. She reportedly arranged a rideshare service to take the inmates to Florida from there. Police discovered the men in Broward County, Florida, where they were then arrested and returned to prison."
"Part of Charles' criminal history included targeting men in South Florida through the queer male hookup app Grindr between October and November 2022, according to a February 2023 Department of Justice press release. On three instances, Charles robbed his victims at gunpoint, stealing their phones, one couple's wedding rings, and forcing them to withdraw over $2,500 from automated teller machines."
"While conducting a routine security check, jail guards noticed that Stevenson Charles and two other men had escaped. Authorities didn't explain how the men escaped or how long they had been gone before guards noticed. The U.S. Marshals Service considered all three men armed and dangerous, but warned that Charles was "especially dangerous," WAGA-TV reported. Marshals noted that Charles, age 24, had been charged with or convicted of murder, aggravated assault, weapons violations, sodomy on a person less than 10 years old, kidnapping, carjacking, armed robbery, and probation violations."
Three inmates, including Stevenson Charles, escaped from the DeKalb County Jail and were discovered missing during a routine security check; officials did not explain how long they had been gone. U.S. Marshals reported that Charles arranged for someone to pick up the inmates and drive them to a girlfriend's house, where a rideshare later took them toward Florida. Police located and arrested the men in Broward County and returned them to custody. Marshals described all three as armed and dangerous and said Charles was "especially dangerous." Charles, age 24, faces convictions and charges including federal hate crimes for targeting men on Grindr, armed robbery, sexual violence, shootings, and other violent felonies.
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