Christopher daniel gay

Gay is perhaps best known for stealing country star Crystal Gayle's tour bus after an escape back in This week Gay was sentenced to nearly a decade in federal prison after he was convicted as the ringleader of a multi-state crime spree stealing everything from trucks to RVs to a Corvette.

A man known as "Little Houdini" for his prior escapes from law enforcement is asking a Chattanooga federal judge to give him a "compassionate release." Christopher Daniel Gay, 46, filed the hand. But his days of escaping are likely over after being sentenced to federal prison.

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Christopher Daniel Gay — known as "Little Houdini" — had a reputation for escaping from Tennessee jail.

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Gay has escaped from jails so many times in Tennessee that he came to be known as the "Little Houdini. Now Gay, 46, claims to be dying from cancer and is asking to be transferred back to Tennessee for compassionate release to spend time with his grandchildren.

He said he needed it to go visit his dying mother. He was caught after very nearly injuring several officers during a high-speed chase in Virginia. Unless he finds another way to escape again, he is likely facing the rest of his life behind bars. But no more.

But those were from county jails, and now he's looking at hard times in federal prison. Christopher Daniel Gay (born or ), also nicknamed Little Houdini, [1] is an American habitual car thief and repeat escapee from custody.

Tennessee's most frequent outlaw 'Little Houdini' sentenced to federal prison. Based on his past history, the odds of that are slim. Johnny Depp considered playing him in a movie, and there's a song about his life. Gay is a little guy with a way of sweet talking guards and escaping.

He now faces a federal sentence. It may be the end of the line for "Little Houdini. He gained notoriety in [2] after stealing the tour bus of country music singer Crystal Gayle after an escape. He is still facing three pending cases of attempted first-degree murder for a high-speed chase involving law enforcement officers.