Courtesy Bienville Parish Sheriff’s Office
A man convicted of attempted second degree murder in 1991 — and fled the country before his sentencing — was finally captured in Mexico on Tuesday, according to the FBI.
“Throughout the years, the FBI ran out numerous leads across the United States, based on various tips and alleged sightings,” the FBI said, per the release. “From the beginning, the FBI suspected Lawson had fled to Mexico.”
Greg Lawson was caught in Mexico and extradited back to Bienville Parish on Sept. 20, 2023.Bienville Parish Sheriff’s Office
Bienville Parish Sheriff’s Office
A tip earlier this month led FBI New Orleans to discover that Lawson was hiding in Mexico, the FBI shared, adding that agents in Shreveport and Mexico worked with FBI Headquarters and Mexican immigration authorities to capture Lawson, who was arrested in Huatulco for “immigration violations.”
Mexican officials sent Lawson back to the U.S. while agents coordinated with the Bienville Parish Sheriff’s Office to bring Lawson to Louisiana, per the release.
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Hoping to revive the cold case, the FBI announced a $10,000 reward in 2007 for any information on Lawson’s location, per the news outlet. Various tips and sightings were reported over the years, but nothing concrete until his arrest on Tuesday.
“We want to thank our partners and the public in this case, who never gave up hope that justice could be served for Mr. Lawson’s victim,” Douglas A. Williams Jr., special agent in charge of FBI New Orleans, said in the release. “There is no doubt that Mr. Lawson might still be in the wind if our partners in Mexico had not been willing to deal with this so swiftly.”
The FBI did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
source: people.com
