TINLEY PARK, Ill. - A Minnesota man who murdered his parents and attempted to kill his brother has been arrested in Illinois on charges he violated his release.
On March 24, 1999, Richard Happ stabbed his parents to death at their home in Carver County. He was tried for first-degree murder but was found not guilty by reason of mental illness. In October 1999, Happ was committed to the Minnesota Security Hospital in St. Peter. In March of 2015, a state panel granted is conditional release.
On Saturday, Happ, now 49, left a West St. Paul group home for the night, with approval. However, he did not return the following day. A warrant was issued for his arrest on Tuesday.
Police tracked Happ to Illinois. He was arrested in south suburban Chicago without incident.
Happ will be extradited back to Minnesota and, according to the arrest warrant, will return to the Minnesota Security Hospital in St. Peter for evaluation and the revocation of his conditional release.
He faces two counts of escaping from custody, pursuant to a commitment order and while on a provisional discharge.