Bank Robber on Run for 7 Years Is Caught
Associated Press
ELBERTON, Ga. —
Authorities on Thursday captured convicted bank robber Elton Royce Winchester, who had been on the run for more than seven years as one of the U.S. Marshals Service’s “15 most wanted” fugitives.
Winchester, 47, is described by the Marshals Service as “a career criminal” with convictions for bank robbery, burglary, grand larceny, escape and firearms violations. Winchester also is wanted in connection with a slaying in Salinas, Calif., and on drug charges in Florida.
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