Brevard County Judge Crawford granted an emergency furlough for prisoner Steven Sylvester who was being held on a no-bond status, to go see “his son who was in the hospital dying.” According to the order, Sylvester was to be released on 10/21 at noon, and to return on 10/23 by 5pm. He had to be fitted with an ankle monitor and only permitted to be at his home or Advent Hospital in Orlando where his “son” was allegedly admitted and dying.
According to the arrest report, the GPS Monitor was cut at 5:15pm on 10/22. The monitor showed that Sylvester never went to his home, nor the hospital. Instead he went to the Fairfield Inn and Suites in Titusville, where security footage showed Sylvester had shaved his head in an attempt to change his appearance. The GPS monitor was found in the trash by his bail bondsman.
An arrest warrant was served on 10/28 for escape and tampering with an electronic monitoring device.
Sylvester was currently incarcerated for a slew of charges: