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Louisiana 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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Fugitive convicted of attempted murder in US caught in Mexico after 32 years

Greg Lawson disappeared in 1991 during his trial for murder of Seth Garlington in Bienville parish, LouisianaFor more than 30 years, Greg Lawson had been eluding authorities after shooting another man and being convicted of attempted murder. So he couldn’t help but laugh bitterly as an official handcuffed him to bring him to jail after his capture in southern Mexico this week, according to authorities.The FBI on Thursday published video on X, th…

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom
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Louisiana man who fled attempted murder trial captured after 32 years on the run

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.

3 months ago·Canada
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Louisiana man who fled attempted murder trial captured after 32 years on the run

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

3 months ago·United States
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Louisiana man who fled attempted murder trial captured after 32 years on the run

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

3 months ago·United States
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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…

3 months ago·Idaho Falls, United States
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A Louisiana fugitive was captured in Mexico after 32 years on the run — and laughs as he's handcuffed

Greg Lawson, now 63, skipped town before a jury found him guilty of attempted second degree murder in 1991.

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