Arizona fugitive who faked his own death to escape police caught in Southern Indiana

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – A person needed for little one intercourse crimes was arrested in Sellersburg after attempting to persuade police in Arizona that he had died.

”This one is exclusive,” Clark County assistant police chief Mark Grube mentioned. “It’s not typically you hear somebody attempting to faux a demise to keep away from a warrant. It’s one thing sort of new to us, however it clearly didn’t work out for the man.”

Christen Allen Wright was needed on prices of sexual misconduct with a minor, molestation of a kid, and three counts of sexual conduct with a minor.

To keep away from seize, he got here up with a plan to attempt to idiot Arizona regulation enforcement.

“They obtained data that he had faked his demise,” Grube mentioned.

Wright informed an confederate to name his household and inform them he had died, and that they should come to the hospital to choose up his issues.

“When his household confirmed as much as get his belongings, they had been met by someone within the parking zone in scrubs, they usually handed his belongings on,” Grube mentioned.

Investigators weren’t fooled.

Wright made his approach to his spouse’s father-in-law’s home in Sellersburg.

In entrance of the home, there have been two vehicles with what gave the impression to be baggage on the roof. The license plates are lacking, however one neighbor informed WAVE Information that each vehicles had Arizona plates.

“He had informed his spouse that the fees in opposition to him had been dropped, they usually had been going to return right here and begin a brand new life,” Grube mentioned.

He wasn’t there for lengthy, as a result of inside a few days, SWAT was on the door.

He was arrested with out incident.

A neighbor mentioned they didn’t know the police had been even there till he heard somebody yell for Wright to return out.

“I feel the man thought perhaps he was flying below the radar, so to talk, and our guys snatched him up fairly rapidly,” Grube mentioned.

A neighbor informed WAVE Information the homeowners of the home mentioned they had been anticipating guests. Grube mentioned they’d no concept about something that was happening, they usually weren’t arrested.

Wright shall be held within the Clark County Jail till he’s despatched again to Arizona.

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