Mark DeFriest

Donnerstag, 18. August 1960

Mark DeFriest (born August 18, 1960), known as the Houdini of Florida, is an American prisoner of the United States. In 1978, he was arrested and served a year in prison. In 1980, DeFriest retrieved work tools that his recently deceased father had willed him before the will had completed probate. His stepmother reported this to the police and he was charged with theft. Upon his arrest, DeFriest was found to have violated probation by possessing firearms and was sentenced to four years in prison. The original four-year sentence has developed into 34 years for 13 escape attempts, seven of which were successful, and hundreds of disciplinary reports for minor infractions. He was further charged with armed robbery for using a gun to steal a car during an attempted escape.