Prisoner who fled donor tests for son is captured

A US prisoner who fled after being released from custody to determine whether he could donate a kidney to his ailing son was caught with his girlfriend in Mexico.

Prisoner who fled donor tests for son is captured
Thu, 26 Apr, 2007 - 08:52

A US prisoner who fled after being released from custody to determine whether he could donate a kidney to his ailing son was caught with his girlfriend in Mexico.

Byron Keith Perkins and Lea Ann Howard were arrested yesterday in Puerto Vallarta after more than a year on the run, and were being flown to Los Angeles for a court hearing today.

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