02-03-2014, 11:05 AM
The reported details and media stories are really murky regarding Morillo's "status" at Creedmoor - had to read more than 5 different sources to piece it together and there are still plenty of holes.
Here are some new details being reported:
HIS CRIMES
-Morillo was a gang member in in 1998 when he, at 18, and his teen buddy followed two wen to the subway after the men had an argument with his buddy's older brother. The two teens approached the men from behind and cut them ear to ear with razor blades, permanently disfiguring them.
-Morillo was out on bail awaiting trial for the slashings when he and some other gang-bangers got into an altercation; Morillo fatally shot a man.
-Unbelievably, when he was convicted for the slashings and got 7 to 14 years, prosecutors agreed to a guilty plea for manslaugher in the fatal shooting in exchange for adding no extra time to his sentence for the slashings - likely due to a concurrent sentencing agreement for all of the crimes, IMO.
-Morillo was actually released from state prison in December after maxing out his sentence - he did 14 years.
HIS "RELEASE"
So, 14 years later and LE has to release this dude but know he's a threat to society. So, they kick him over to Creedmoor instead of escorting him to his freedom. With more details known, it's looking to me now that he was trying to get the hell outta dodge quickly and elude authorities (rather than get himself re-incarcerated).
He served his (way too short, IMO) time and there's probably only so long that Creedmoor can hold him before they have to release him into society, unless they have an eval by a psychiatrist saying his mental state represents a threat to society and he can't be treated on an outpatient basis. Morillo knows he's not likely going anywhere anytime soon, so he hatches his plan and splits. That's my speculation as to what went down after Morillo finished serving his prison time.
HIS CAPTURE
Morillo gets far in a very short time; he was spotted 1,100 miles away in Tennessee (same state in which the other murderous psych ward escapee Jason Carter was found after escaping from South Carolina); Morillo is arrested at the Greyhound bus station.
WHAT'S NEXT / LEGAL IMPLICATIONS?
According to some reports, Morillo hadn't committed any crime when he fled the psych facility. If that's true, he must have "technically" been there voluntarily.
I bet he wasn't there voluntarily at all and one of the reasons the reporting on this story is so sketchy and authorities are so vague is because there are some shady legal implications in regards to the transfer from prison to the psych ward. And, of course, it doesn't look good for Creedmoor that Morillo was able to walk right out their doors using such a simple ruse and they didn't alert the schools immediately after they noticed he was on the loose.
Anyway, if he didn't break any laws on his journey to Tennessee, I don't know if authorities can charge him with anything or involuntarily commit him.
I hope a decent investigative journalist picks up the story and follows it through. Interesting.
Anyway, glad Morillo is off the streets (for now, at least).
Here are some new details being reported:
HIS CRIMES
-Morillo was a gang member in in 1998 when he, at 18, and his teen buddy followed two wen to the subway after the men had an argument with his buddy's older brother. The two teens approached the men from behind and cut them ear to ear with razor blades, permanently disfiguring them.
-Morillo was out on bail awaiting trial for the slashings when he and some other gang-bangers got into an altercation; Morillo fatally shot a man.
-Unbelievably, when he was convicted for the slashings and got 7 to 14 years, prosecutors agreed to a guilty plea for manslaugher in the fatal shooting in exchange for adding no extra time to his sentence for the slashings - likely due to a concurrent sentencing agreement for all of the crimes, IMO.
-Morillo was actually released from state prison in December after maxing out his sentence - he did 14 years.
HIS "RELEASE"
So, 14 years later and LE has to release this dude but know he's a threat to society. So, they kick him over to Creedmoor instead of escorting him to his freedom. With more details known, it's looking to me now that he was trying to get the hell outta dodge quickly and elude authorities (rather than get himself re-incarcerated).
He served his (way too short, IMO) time and there's probably only so long that Creedmoor can hold him before they have to release him into society, unless they have an eval by a psychiatrist saying his mental state represents a threat to society and he can't be treated on an outpatient basis. Morillo knows he's not likely going anywhere anytime soon, so he hatches his plan and splits. That's my speculation as to what went down after Morillo finished serving his prison time.
HIS CAPTURE
Morillo gets far in a very short time; he was spotted 1,100 miles away in Tennessee (same state in which the other murderous psych ward escapee Jason Carter was found after escaping from South Carolina); Morillo is arrested at the Greyhound bus station.
WHAT'S NEXT / LEGAL IMPLICATIONS?
According to some reports, Morillo hadn't committed any crime when he fled the psych facility. If that's true, he must have "technically" been there voluntarily.
I bet he wasn't there voluntarily at all and one of the reasons the reporting on this story is so sketchy and authorities are so vague is because there are some shady legal implications in regards to the transfer from prison to the psych ward. And, of course, it doesn't look good for Creedmoor that Morillo was able to walk right out their doors using such a simple ruse and they didn't alert the schools immediately after they noticed he was on the loose.
Anyway, if he didn't break any laws on his journey to Tennessee, I don't know if authorities can charge him with anything or involuntarily commit him.
I hope a decent investigative journalist picks up the story and follows it through. Interesting.
Anyway, glad Morillo is off the streets (for now, at least).