SHERMAN — It took nearly 48 years to catch Georgia escapee Robert E. Stackowitz, but on Monday authorities took him into custody in Sherman.
According to the U.S. Marshals Service, “the fugitive investigation for Stackowitz gained momentum when Georgia Department of Corrections investigators assigned to the U.S. Marshals Service Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force conducted a comprehensive investigation into the fugitive case and uncovered a possible alias identity for the fugitive.
“Investigators then discovered an address in Sherman, Connecticut, which was linked to the alias. U.S. Marshals in the District of Connecticut acted upon this information and were able to locate and arrest Stackowitz without incident.”
The Georgia Department of Corrections said the case was reopened five months ago.
On Aug. 22, 1968, Stackowitz escaped from the infirmary at the Carroll County Prison Work Camp in Carrolton, Georgia. He was serving a 17-year sentence for robbery by force. On the day Stackowitz escaped the top song on the radio was The Rascals’ song “People Got to Be Free.”
Stackowitz, 71, was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Connecticut on Monday.
According to NBC Connecticut, Stackowitz was taken to Danbury Superior Court on Monday and is being held on $100,000 bond in the Bridgeport Correctional Center while he awaits extradition back to Georgia.
A simple computer search on the Lexis database found a 71 year-old Robert E. Stackowitz living in Sherman. It lists other name variations as Bob Gordon, Robert Gordon and Robert Gordon-Stackowitz. Records show that Stackowitz owned a Route 39 house since July 1990.
