US EditionFugitive Arrested After 40 Years of Hiding Under Stolen Identity
- Stephen Craig Campbell, aged 76, was arrested in New Mexico after using the identity of Walter Lee Coffman, a deceased classmate, for over 40 years, as confirmed by the Justice Department.
- Campbell was charged with attempting murder in 1982 for planting a bomb that injured his estranged wife, but evaded capture for decades, according to prosecutors.
- He was found during an armed standoff with police, who discovered nearly 60 weapons at his property, as reported by authorities.
- Campbell faces potential charges related to identity fraud and misusing a passport, and a detainer has been requested for his extradition to Wyoming for the initial murder charges, according to the Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office.
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Fugitive spends 40 years on the run using dead classmate’s identity
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WJW) – A fugitive who was wanted for more than four decades for attempted murder has been arrested after investigators learned he was using a dead man’s identity to evade authorities. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office District of New Mexico, 76-year-old Stephen Craig Campbell was arrested in Weed, New Mexico, on February 19. Watch: Police pursuit leads to crash, arrest of alleged impaired driv…
Bombing suspect on ‘most wanted’ list for four decades caught using dead classmate identity
Stephen Craig Campbell, now 76, has been living for decades in New Mexico under the assumed identity of "Walter Lee Coffman" while wanted for attempted first-degree murder, the feds said.
Attempted murder fugitive busted as 40-year scheme posing as dead college mate unravels
A fugitive wanted for the attempted murder of his estranged wife more than 40 years ago has been captured after his con of assuming a dead man’s identity for decades finally unraveled, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.
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