fugitive from justice
noun
: a person (such as a criminal suspect or witness) who tries to elude law enforcement especially by fleeing the jurisdiction : fugitive
… when I declare myself as her counsel, I have to surrender her or be charged with harboring a fugitive from justice.—
James M. Cain
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Grandmother is fugitive Four other defendants charged in the original indictment remain fugitives from justice, according to the FBI and Health and Human Services-Office of Inspector General.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
Jail records from Pike County, Alabama, showed Richmond was booked into custody on a fugitive from justice charge, as of Wednesday morning.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 22 Feb. 2024
Court officials said Washington was also charged with being a fugitive from justice in Virginia, where she is wanted in a larceny case.
—Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
She is being charged with being a fugitive from justice for failing to show up for a hearing on March 7, police in Michigan said, but declined to elaborate further.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024
Swaby has been held as a fugitive from justice since he was apprehended in Arizona on Dec. 15 by the U.S. Marshals Connecticut Violent Fugitive Task Force, according to police.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024
Fullerton was arrested on the fugitive from justice warrant and is being held without bail in the Shasta County Jail, according to inmate records.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 24 Oct. 2023
Nilo, who was arrested on Tuesday after investigators linked him to the unsolved assaults through genetic genealogy, appeared in a Jersey City courtroom on a fugitive from justice warrant and agreed to be brought to Massachusetts, officials said.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2023
He was charged with being a fugitive from justice, the representative said.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2023
Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
Jail records from Pike County, Alabama, showed Richmond was booked into custody on a fugitive from justice charge, as of Wednesday morning.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 22 Feb. 2024
Court officials said Washington was also charged with being a fugitive from justice in Virginia, where she is wanted in a larceny case.
—Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
She is being charged with being a fugitive from justice for failing to show up for a hearing on March 7, police in Michigan said, but declined to elaborate further.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024
Swaby has been held as a fugitive from justice since he was apprehended in Arizona on Dec. 15 by the U.S. Marshals Connecticut Violent Fugitive Task Force, according to police.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024
Fullerton was arrested on the fugitive from justice warrant and is being held without bail in the Shasta County Jail, according to inmate records.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 24 Oct. 2023
Nilo, who was arrested on Tuesday after investigators linked him to the unsolved assaults through genetic genealogy, appeared in a Jersey City courtroom on a fugitive from justice warrant and agreed to be brought to Massachusetts, officials said.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2023
He was charged with being a fugitive from justice, the representative said.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2023
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