The Associated Press
The small windows on Gary City Jail cell doors are just the right size for a tray of food to slide in or a skinny inmate to squeeze out, police learned on Saturday.
A correctional officer found Artez Kenyetta Knox, 28, walking in a jail hallway after police said the 130-pound man took off his clothes, shoved them through the food slot and then wiggled through himself.
He had dressed and was trying to find an unlocked door when the officer found him.
Knox was charged with robbery and attempted escape Monday in Lake Superior Court in Crown Point. He faces up to 28 years in prison if convicted, said Diane Poulton, a spokeswoman for Lake County prosecutor’s office.
Police had arrested and jailed Knox on Saturday after a robbery victim said the man had confronted him in a park. Ronald Glass was robbed Friday after he cashed his pay check at a currency exchange.