Abraham Pearson Update: Mich. inmate who allegedly stabbed officer then escaped, is due in court, report says
(CBS) DETROIT - A Mich. inmate accused of stabbing a Wayne County Sheriff's deputy then escaping from custody, is scheduled to be in court Monday, according to the Detroit Free Press.
25-year-old Abraham Pearson has reportedly been held without bond since being captured 14 hours after he escaped from custody September 9.
Pearson allegedly overpowered Deputy Harrison Tolliver as he was transporting him and two other prisoners into a holding cell, Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon said. Pearson stabbed the deputy with a plastic comb that had been fashioned into a shank, according to Napoleon.
Pearson stabbed Tolliver in the neck repeatedly, stole his deputy's uniform, ran from the courthouse and carjacked a minivan, which he later abandoned, police said.
Pearson will face 11 additional charges for the alleged attack and escape. He had been convicted of armed robbery and was awaiting sentencing at the time.
Defense attorney James Howarth said his client has a history of mental illness but was found competent to stand trial. He said he believes Pearson's mental health issues may have played a role in his escape.
Pearson also goes by the aliases Derreck White, Weezy, and D.C., CBS Detroit reports.