Twice in May, the Braidwood child sexual predator has been arrested after visiting the property of Reed Custer Elementary School.
John Ferak, Patch Staff
Jason Escalante, 28, of Braidwood, has remained in the Will County Jail since May 24, unable to make his $25,000 bail. (Mugshot via Will County Jail )
BRAIDWOOD, IL — Just a few weeks after Braidwood's convicted child sexual predator Jason Escalante tried to ride on a yellow school bus during a school field trip, Braidwood police have arrested Escalanate, once again, after he visited the Reed-Custer Elementary School property last week, court records show
In the school bus incident, Escalanate stayed in the Will County Jail from May 5 until May 13, when his bail was cut from $10,000 to $5,000. Then, last Wednesday, Escalanate was booked into the jail again and this time his new bail is higher, it's $25,000.
On May 25, Will County prosecutors charged the 32-year-old Escalanate with unlawful presence in a school zone. The criminal complaint states that Escalanate, a child sex offender, was knowingly present on property comprising a school, the Reed Custer Elementary School, where persons under the age of 18 were present in the school building.
According to the Braidwood police Facebook page, around 9 a.m. on May 24, officers saw Escalante, who is a known sex offender, drive through the front parking lot of the Reed-Custer Elementary School to drop off his girlfriend's child. Escalante was taken into custody a short time later, and school officials were notified immediately, police noted.
Escalante's next hearing at the Will County Courthouse is set for June 5 in Courtroom 405 of Will County Judge Dave Carlson.
