It was while at the courthouse that this man, his younger brother, Richard Gecko, a known armed robber and sex offender pulled off a daring daylight escape, resulting in the death of four Wichita law enforcement officers, and this woman, Heidi Vogel, sixth grade teacher, who was run over by the Geckos... during a high-speed pursuit through downtown Wichita.
Det var, mens han var i retten, at lillebroderen, Richard Gecko, berygtet røver og voldtægtsmand, med held hjalp ham til flugt, hvorunder fire betjente døde, og Heidi Vogel blev dræbt, da de kørte hende ned under en biljagt.