Man left justice center after telling authorities he had to go to the bathroom. He has escaped jail in the past.
By Joseph Serna
Updated: Thursday, March 5, 2009 8:49 PM PST There are No comments posted.View Comments
A $1-million warrant has been issued for a Tustin man who punched a Costa Mesa police officer in 2006 and tricked authorities earlier this week to escape during his trial.
Police are looking for Mark Thomas Georgantas, 46, who is proving to be a slippery one for Orange County Sheriff’s deputies. Georgantas was on trial at Santa Ana’s Central Justice Center Wednesday for credit card fraud and grand theft when he told the court he had to use the restroom.
He was free on $50,000 bail, court records show.
When authorities went to look for Georgantas, he was long gone.
This isn’t the first time Georgantas has fled from authorities.
In October 2003, he and another man escaped James Musick Jail in Irvine by using their bedding to hop barbed-wire fences in the middle of the night.
Reports at the time said he then stole a car and drove to Los Angeles, where he was caught later that day.
Wednesday, Georgantas was convicted of credit card fraud and grand theft. His sentencing was scheduled for March 27.
The charges stemmed from an arrest in Costa Mesa in 2006 when police approached him on a probation violation and found a briefcase full of stolen credit card information he was using to buy materials for his fireplace business.
When the Costa Mesa officer attempted to arrest him, Georgantas resisted and punched the officer in the face.
Police also found a gun on him.
Georgantas is considered armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is urged to call police.
Public Notice from the Orange County DA's office 03 03 09
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Update,
Jury is deliberating, beginning 3pm today.
I was in the middle of my rebuttal argument when we broke for lunch. Georgantas returned from lunch, told the bailiff he had to go to the bathroom, but walked out with his personal effects. In fact, he fled. There is currently a one million dollar warrant out for his arrest. I finished my argument without the defendant present.
(The fact of the warrant is public record, you can tell anyone who you feel has an interest in knowing.)
I'll let you know the verdicts once I know them.
DA's office
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 Man who walked away from trial caught in San Diego
Unauthorized use of personal identifying information
NOT GUILTY
04/07/2008
Found Guilty by Jury
03/04/2009
12/16/2005
484e(d) PC
F
Acquire access cards using different names
NOT GUILTY
04/07/2008
Found Guilty by Jury
03/04/2009
01/10/2006
496(a) PC
F
Receiving stolen property
NOT GUILTY
04/07/2008
Found Guilty by Jury
03/04/2009
12/16/2005
487(a) PC
F
Grand theft
NOT GUILTY
04/07/2008
Found Guilty by Jury
03/04/2009
sentencing 03 27 09, stay tuned for the outcome!
Action
Action Date
Amount
FORFEITED
03/03/2009
$50,000.00
Active
12/26/2008
$50,000.00
12/26/2008
$50,000.00
All American Bail Bonds
International Fidelity Insurance Company
Case Status: Warrant as of 03 03 2009
Case Stage: -
Release Status: Fugitive
Above are the violations just recently charged to Mark Georgantas. The founder of Fire on Ice! This person is a convicted Felon and can not receive any checks or credit cards from anyone unless he discloses that he is a convicted felon for these types of crimes. So he uses different names to avoid this minor detail. Above you will see just a few of his recent activities and below there are 6 PDF files on his last few years of activities. Interesting reading at best. We post this information as a public service for you the public. If you had a molester a rapist in your neighborhood you would want to know, wouldn't you?
Below you will see his court dates. Send the Orange County California DA your opinion on why they keep letting him out of jail. I can only guess it is because of job security.
Scheduled Hearings 2 hearings found, displaying all hearings.1
We don’t post this information for competitive reasons. We post it because we are tired of hearing people getting ripped off or just plain cheated. Competition very healthy for any business as it makes you try harder and be more creative to the public. But from what I have seen and heard of in the last few years, I am just feed up with this guys antics! He has over $700.000.00 to pay in restitution just to the State of California Restitution Board! These people will never see their money and that is very sad.
Here are 6 PDF files for your reading from the Orange County DA's office on The Creator of Fire on Ice. If your going to print these files your going to need more paper. This is a must read!
Public Alert! Mark Georgantas of Fire on Ice was captured today 01 10 06 and is in jail in Orange County. See the truth about Fire on Ice page for more details
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Mark Thomas Georgantas
In Custody as of ( 01-10-2006 at 13:00 )
Orange County California
Orange Country Sheriffs Department
Booking Number : 2297120
more information below
ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF ---------------------------------------------- 2297120 GEORGANTAS , Mark 091062 MALE WHITE STREET Jail: Intake/Release Ctr Arrested By: ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF Primary Charge: BATTERY CEO President of Fireonice Innovations ------------------------------------------- 2297118 ESTELL , Rita 081860 FEMALE BLACK STREET Jail: Intake/Release CtrArrested By: ORANGE COUNTY SHERIF Charge: WANTON DISREGARD SAFETY Rita Estell Board of Directors for Fireonice Innovations --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Georgantas & Rita Estell of http://www.fireonice.com/, http://www.glassfireplace.com/, FireOnIce, FireOnIce innovations Inc, FireOnIce inc.
Mark Georgantas is know as Frank Rogers also known as Chris Osman
If you have any information about of this person you are to contact: Orange County Sheriffs Office and the District Attorneys office in Orange County in California at 714-834-3600 ( Bill Overton )
This person is wanted for several warrants for his arrest that stems directly from www.fireonice.com, www.glassfireplace.com, FireOnIce, FireOnIce innovations, inc, FireOnIce inc.
Mark Georgantas in the afternoon. The 41-year-old Newport Beach man surrendered when his car got a flat tire after a ... cbs2.com/topstories/topstoriesla_story_273153834.html - 24k -
Mark Thomas Georgantas, 41, a Newport Beach inventor, jumped out of a gray Nissan Altima at 3:35 pm He raised his arms above his head, ending a drama that ...www.irvineworldnews.com/Astories/oct2/escape.htm
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GLENDALE, CA - - NO BUSINESS CITY LICENSE
LOS ANGELES, CA - NO BUSINESS CITY LICENSE
BREA, CA; - NO BUSINESS CITY LICENSE
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA - NO BUSINESS CITY LICENSE
IRVINE, CA - NO BUSINESS CITY LICENSE
As of our last verification on December 19, 2005, the Bureau could find no evidence of a contractor's licensefor this business with the State Contractor's Board. We believe this company is operating as an unlicensed contractor. Individuals or companies who perform construction services which total $500 or more are required to obtain licensing and a bond with the Contractors State License Board. For the most up to date information on the license status you may call the Board at 1-800-321-CSLB, or visit their website at www.cslb.ca.gov.
A Newport Beach man once accused of impersonating an attorney escaped from a low-security jail in Irvine with an accomplice Tuesday in a flight that involved bloodied razor wire, a rented getaway car and a televised high-speed chase.
The escapee’s undoing, authorities said, was that the getaway car, rented by an unknowing accomplice, was equipped with an electronic-tracking device.
Mark Thomas Georgantas, 41, of Newport Beach eventually surrendered to officials after a pursuit through Orange and Los Angeles counties. Authorities are still searching for James William Costilow, 23, of Riverside.
Georgantas was serving time for grand theft and conspiracy to defraud and was awaiting trial on other charges, said Jim Amormino, spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Costilow had been arrested on suspicion of possessing burglary tools and was also awaiting trial, Amormino said.
The men were present during a midnight roll call at the James A. Musick Branch Jail, a minimum security jail in Irvine, but were missing during a 5 a.m. check, Amormino said.
“Somehow, they were able to leave their barracks without setting off the alarm,” he said.
The men climbed over the first row of razor-wire fences into a field, then tried to climb over a second set of 15-foot fences topped with two rows of razor wire, Amormino said. After the men got scraped up, they slipped through a storm drain that they pried open with a bar found at the farm.
“The storm drain cover was fastened to the cement with a dozen bolts,” Amormino said.
The men ran through an industrial complex at Alton Parkway and Irvine Boulevard, where they left behind blood and jail-issued jumpsuits, then fled in different directions, officials said. Costilow may have been picked up by a waiting car. Georgantas ran to a nearby pay phone, where he called his girlfriend, who picked him up in a rented car at Trabuco and Culver drives.
“He tricked her into picking him up by saying that he was being released early from jail,” Amormino said.
When she arrived, they got into an argument and Georgantas pushed her out of the car and fled, he said. The unidentified woman will not face criminal charges, authorities said.
The escapes prompted a seven-hour manhunt with helicopters, bloodhounds and a search team. The rental car company eventually activated the car’s global-positioning-satellite system, which spotted Georgantas about 2:30 p.m. at Eastern and 3rd streets in an unincorporated area of East Los Angeles, authorities said.
Georgantas led officials on a 30-minute pursuit that snaked through Alhambra, west on the San Bernardino Freeway, then south on the Long Beach Freeway, where he got off at Washington Boulevard, said California Highway Patrol Officer Ron Burch. When he tried to get back on the freeway, CHP officers rammed his car to try to stop him but were unsuccessful.
Georgantas continued north on the Long Beach Freeway to the Santa Ana Freeway, then north on the Hollywood Freeway before the car’s right front tire blew out. He got off at Alameda Street, and his car was boxed in behind a city bus near Arcadia Street. He got out of the car with his hands in the air, waving a note, and was arrested without further incident. It was unknown what the note said.
Authorities said that Georgantas now faces additional charges of jail escape, carjacking, robbery, assault and reckless driving. Costilow will face escape charges when he is caught, Amormino said. Both men, he added, will be transferred to the Orange County Jail, a maximum security facility.
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