Warrant issued for Hawks' Robinson

CHICAGO - Atlanta Hawks forward Glenn Robinson failed to appear in court on misdemeanor charges Thursday and a judge issued a warrant for his arrest. <br> <br> The warrant does not extend beyond Illinois state lines. <br> <br> ``When and if he comes back into the state, he can be picked up on this warrant. There won&#39;t be any pursuit of this outside of the state,&#39;&#39; said Tom Stanton, a spokesman in the Cook County state&#39;s attorney&#39;s office. <br> <br> Robinson, then with the Milwaukee Bucks, was arrested in July 2002 on charges of domestic battery, assault and illegal possession of a firearm. His ex-fiancee, Jonta French, told police he came to her home in Chicago Heights drunk and grabbed her and threatened her, demanding to know where she put a pistol he had left there. She said she escaped and ran to a neighbor&#39;s house to call police. <br> <br> The former star from Purdue apologized publicly at the time. <br> <br> When he failed to appear at a courthouse in Markham, Ill., on Thursday, Cook County Circuit Judge John Turner issued the warrant for his arrest. Stanton said it was unclear where Robinson was. <br> <br> ``I just looked at their team schedule,&#39;&#39; he said. ``They played in Dallas on Tuesday and they play in Los Angeles (Friday). But I don&#39;t know where he is.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> The Hawks are scheduled to play in Chicago on Feb. 28. <br> <br> Robinson&#39;s Chicago attorney, George Murtaugh, did not immediately return phone calls from The Associated Press.