Man Who Escaped From Residential Reentry Center Sent Back To Federal Prison

A man who escaped from the Gerald R. Hinzman Center was sentenced today to serve two months in federal prison.

Robert Fleming, age 61, from Chicago, Illinois, received the prison term after a guilty plea to escape from custody.

At the guilty plea, Fleming admitted that in July 2025, while confined to the Gerald R. Hinzman center, he escaped from custody.  At the time, Fleming was serving a federal prison sentence after being convicted of possession and aid abet the possession with intent to distribute cocaine base within 1,000 feet of a protected location after a prior felony drug conviction.  

Fleming was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams.  Fleming was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment.  He must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term.  There is no parole in the federal system.

Fleming is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lisa C. Williams and investigated by the United States Marshals Service.  

Court file information at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.

The case file number is 25-CR-00065.

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