US EditionLouisiana Fugitive Caught In Mexico After 32 Years On The Run
- Greg Lawson, a Louisiana man who has been on the run since 1991, was captured in Mexico after a 32-year-long manhunt.
- Lawson was found guilty of attempted second-degree murder and fled just before the jury's verdict. His escape sparked an FBI investigation and a search for him.
- After receiving a tip, the FBI and Mexican authorities coordinated to arrest Lawson in Huatulco, Mexico and bring him back to a Louisiana jail.
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Louisiana man who fled attempted murder trial captured after 32 years on the run
ARCADIA, La. (AP) — The FBI says a Louisiana man who fled his 1991 trial for attempted murder has been arrested more than three decades later after authorities found him hiding in Mexico. Greg Lawson, 63, was brought back to the United States on Thursday after being located in Mexico. Lawson was accused of shooting a man in 1991 in Bienville Parish. Lawson fled the courthouse just as the jury was headed back into the courtroom to return a guilty…
Louisiana man who fled attempted murder trial captured after 32 years on the run
ARCADIA, La. (AP) — The FBI says a Louisiana man who fled his 1991 trial for attempted murder has been arrested more than three decades later after authorities found him hiding in Mexico. Greg Lawson, 63, was brought back to the United States on Thursday after being located in Mexico. Lawson was accused of shooting a man in 1991 in Bienville Parish. Lawson fled the courthouse just as the jury was headed back into the courtroom to return a guilty…
Louisiana man who fled attempted murder trial captured after 32 years on the run
ARCADIA, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man who fled his 1991 trial for attempted murder has been arrested more than three decades later after authorities found him hiding in Mexico, authorities said. Greg Lawson, 63, was brought back to the United States on Thursday after being located in Mexico, the FBI said. Lawson was accused of shooting a man in 1991 in Bienville Parish. Lawson fled the courthouse just as the jury was headed back into the courtroom…
Louisiana man who fled attempted murder trial captured after 32 years on the run
Louisiana man who fled attempted murder trial captured after 32 years on the run Sept. 24, 2023 A Louisiana man who fled his 1991 trial for attempted murder has been arrested more than three decades later after authorities found him hiding in Mexico, authorities said.Greg Lawson, 63, was brought back to the United States on Thursday after being located in Mexico, the FBI said. Lawson was accused of shooting a man in 1991 in Bienville Parish.Law…
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