Category: fugitive

House Judiciary Committee Passes Gun Control Bill; Avenatti Sentenced To 4 Years In Prison For Fraud | NTD Daybreak

A bill aimed at toughening national gun laws was put forward by a House panel on June 2. It raises the age limit from 18 to 21 when buying semi-automatic rifles among other measures. The House will vote on the legislation next week. A Texas fugitive who murdered a family of five was shot dead…


Police Fatally Shoot Fugitive Accused of Killing Texas Family of 5

A convicted murderer who escaped from a transport bus for high-risk inmates in Texas on May 12 was shot dead by law enforcement officials on Thursday, authorities said. “Suspect Gonzalo Lopez is captured [and] deceased,” the Leon County Sheriff’s Office said in its latest update. Lopez, 46, is believed to be connected to the murder…


Missing Alabama Prison Guard Dead, Escaped Inmate in Custody After 10-Day Nationwide Manhunt

An Alabama corrections officer, Vicky White, is dead, and her partner, a capital murder suspect, Casey White, has been captured and is in custody after a 10-day manhunt, according to reports. The pair were captured late on Monday in Indiana, Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton told a press conference. He said he didn’t know why they were…


New Charges Filed Against Prison Guard Who Allegedly Helped Murder Suspect Escape

Authorities have filed new charges against an Alabama corrections officer who is believed to have fled with a murder suspect last month. The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office on Monday said that Vicky White, the officer, has been charged with forgery and identity theft, stemming from her purchase of a 2007 Ford Escape that was allegedly…


Fugitive Who Died in Ontario Plane Crash Served in Canadian Armed Forces: Defence

The Department of National Defence says two men wanted in Thailand for the murder of a man with links to British Columbia gangs both served in the military. Gene Lahrkamp and Matthew Dupre have been accused in the Feb. 4 death of Jimi Sandhu in Phuket and police have said they fled to Canada following…


Final Victim in Ontario Plane Crash That Killed International Fugitive Identified

Police have identified the final victim in a plane crash in northern Ontario that killed four, including a Canadian wanted in Thailand for murder. The Ontario Provincial Police say 27-year-old Hankun Hong of Richmond, B.C., died in the crash that occurred sometime between Friday and Saturday near Sioux Lookout, Ont. British Columbia’s anti-gang unit has…


Man Who Died in Northern Ontario Plane Crash Was a Fugitive Wanted for Murder: Police

British Columbia’s gang-enforcement unit says one of the four people who died in an airplane crash in northwestern Ontario was a fugitive wanted for murder by police in Thailand. The unit says Ontario resident Gene Lahrkamp was wanted for the February murder of Jimi Sandhu, which occurred in Thailand. Ontario Provincial Police have identified three…


Arrest of Longtime Canadian Fugitive Stuns Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Last week, phones across Puerto Rico began to ring as members of a private WhatsApp group dedicated to helping others in the U.S. territory stared at their screens in disbelief. The businessman they knew as administrator of that chat—someone who organized philanthropic efforts such as a Christmas toy drive for needy children…


Murder Suspect Arrested in Orange County After Being Mistakenly Released From Jail

A murder suspect mistakenly released from jail earlier this month was arrested March 29 in Orange County. Steven Manzo, 24, of Hawaiian Gardens was arrested in Cypress during a traffic stop, according to NBC4. Manzo was released from jail on March 9, with a Long Beach police spokeswoman subsequently saying that it was determined that…


Manhunt Continues After 3 Escaped Inmates From California Jail Arrested, 3 Fugitives Still at Large

Authorities in Northern California are still on the hunt for three of the six inmates who escaped from Merced County Downtown Jail over the weekend, police confirmed in a press release. Merced County Sheriff’s Office said that a preliminary investigation concluded the fugitives escaped the facility by using a “homemade rope to scale down the side…