Posted on 05/13/2009 5:55:27 PM PDT by Larry381
Fugitive from Virginia State Prison System on the Run 27 Years—Living Most of Those 27 Years in North Georgia Community—Arrested this Morning
ATLANTA—Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Gregory Jones, FBI Atlanta, announces, on behalf of the Conasauga Safe Streets Task Force, the arrest this morning of Richard Boucher, age 56, of Eton (Murray County), Georgia, on federal unlawful flight/fugitive charges stemming from his 1982 escape from a Virginia Department of Corrections Prison in Chesapeake, VA.
Boucher, utilizing the alias name of Eric Coleman, had been living in Murray County, Georgia for most of the last 27 years. He was serving a 10-year sentence for robbery at the time of his escape. Arrested with Boucher was his wife, Debbie Boucher, age 53, who was utilizing the alias name of Debbie Coleman. Both were arrested without incident at their residence at Eton, GA.
Boucher is currently being housed at the Whitfield County, Georgia Detention Facility where he is being held on Whitfield County and Murray County state charges, noting that Murray County officials have charged Boucher with “felon in possession of a firearm” in that a rifle was recovered from his residence incident to arrest. Boucher will await extradition proceedings in order to be returned to Virginia regarding escape related charges.
The Conasauga Safe Streets Task Force includes agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), officers of the Calhoun Police Department, Dalton Police Department, and the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office.
The public is reminded that all persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Relative of yours, Joe?
“The public is reminded that all persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.”
Pfff!
The government is reminded that the way in which you entitled your press release by using the term “Fugitive” has already implied guilt. If the person has implied innocence, then how can he be a fugitive?
If he’s lived 27 years without getting into further trouble (which I assume to be the case, since he was not vetted by law enforcement in all that time), I’d say he was rehabilitated and let it go at that.
More time for him in prison won’t help him, the state, or the US.
That was the argument used for several of the 60s/70s radical bomber fugitives.
That’s actually a very good point... :-)
Why did he stay in the same state? It seems that it would have been better to move further away... LOL...
And he should have gotten some of those ID experts to get him some documents like the guy on Burn Notice has... :-)
Note to FBI: Don't volunteer information unless you're asked, it makes you look like you feel guilty about something.
Maybe he should just tell them he’s a Mexican citizen now and they’ll give him 1/2 the state...
Ja sure... Hang 'em all and let God sort them out.
(The innocent go to Heaven, and the hangers get their just deserts. A win all the way around, don'cha think?)
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