The Nation - News from Oct. 29, 1986
One corrections officer was fired and another demoted for negligence in the escape of convicted killer David J. Roberts. Roberts overpowered officer Mario Rodriquez and Sgt. Dale Frazier Friday during a trip from an Indianapolis hospital to the Indiana state prison at Michigan City by pulling a derringer when they loosened his restraints to let him eat a sandwich near Valparaiso. The search for Roberts, 42, of Indianapolis, entered its fifth day with no leads.
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