Convicted rapist on the loose after escaping during deliberation in Chesterfield: Sheriff's Office EW Scripps Posted at 11:15 PM, May 19, 2021 and last updated 2021-05-19 23:15:09-04 CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- A man convicted of rape is on the loose after he escaped during a jury deliberation on Wednesday night. On Wednesday following a two-day jury trial, John Irvin, 48, failed to return to the courtroom when the court reconvened. In his absence, the jury found Irvin, who was out on bond, guilty of rape and recommended a sentence of five years and one day in prison. The Circuit Court Judge presiding revoked Irvin's bond and issued a capias for his arrest for fleeing from the court.