Updated 10/5/18 at 11:22 a.m.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 58-year-old man on parole for several convictions out of Sedgwick County was scheduled for court on a charge of sexual exploitation of a child. According to District Attorney Keith Schroeder, Gary Robbins is dead.
Robbins was found dead inside the Reno County Correctional Facility Friday morning.
It was around 5:40 a.m. Friday when the staff at the jail facility were alerted to an unresponsive inmate. Staff performed lifesaving measures, but were unsuccessful in reviving Robbins, who was pronounced dead at 6:20 a.m.
Robbins had been in the facility since his parole violation on Sept. 19. On Oct. 1, Robbins was charged with sexual exploitation of a child and possession of media of a child under 18.
Robbins was accused of having sexually explicit photos of children.
A preliminary investigation performed by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation suggests the injuries to Robbins were self-inflicted. No one was in the vicinity of Robbins at the time of his death.
An autopsy will be performed at the Wichita Forensic Center.
Robbins was in parole violation for several convictions in Wichita including aggravated robbery, theft, aggravated burglary, aggravated sodomy, rape and indecent liberties. He was paroled in 2017.
Updated 10/5/18 at 10:01 a.m.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 58-year-old man on parole for several convictions out of Sedgwick County was scheduled for court on a charge of sexual exploitation of a child. According to District Attorney Keith Schroeder, Gary Robbins is dead.
Robbins was found dead inside the Reno County Correctional Facility Friday morning. Details of the death have not been released. The investigation is ongoing.
According to sheriff’s department officials, there may be more information released later today.
Robbins was accused of having sexually explicit photos of children back on Sept. 19.
Robbins was in parole violation for several convictions in Wichita including aggravated robbery, theft, aggravated burglary, aggravated sodomy, rape and indecent liberties. He was paroled in 2017.
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HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 58-year-old man on parole for several convictions out of Sedgwick County is jailed in Reno County for sexual exploitation of a child.
Gary Robbins is accused of having sexually explicit photos of children, according to District Attorney Keith Schroeder. Schroeder says he will also file the charges and list Robbins as an aggravated sex offender under the habitual sex offender rule, which could mean a life sentence with no chance of parole. The crime occurred on Sept. 19.
Robbins is also wanted for a parole violation for several convictions in Wichita including aggravated robbery, theft, aggravated burglary, aggravated sodomy, rape and indecent liberties. He was paroled in 2017.
He’s expected to be in court Friday morning for the formal reading of the charge.