US EditionFugitive Arrested After 40 Years of Hiding Under Stolen Identity
- A 76-year-old man, Stephen Craig Campbell, was arrested in New Mexico after 40 years as a fugitive following a 1982 bombing incident involving attempted murder charges and a standoff with law enforcement.
- Campbell allegedly assumed the identity of Walter Lee Coffman, a deceased college classmate, to obtain legal documents and property, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico.
- He had been on the U.S. Marshals' most-wanted list after failing to appear for court following his 1983 release on bond related to the bombing charges.
- Campbell faces charges including misuse of a passport and could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted, as reported by the attorney'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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