George Wright, the convicted killer who broke out of a New Jersey prison in 1970 and hijacked a plane dressed as a priest, was captured in Portugal after more than 40 years on the run!
As Reported by The Associated Press:
Wright was arrested Monday by Portuguese authorities at the request of the U.S. government, the head of the FBI’s New Jersey office said.
Wright was convicted of the 1962 murder of a gas station owner in Wall, N.J. Authorities say Wright and three associates had already committed multiple armed robberies on Nov. 23, 1962, when Wright and another man shot and killed Walter Patterson, a decorated World War II veteran and father of two, during a robbery of the Collingswood Esso gas station in Wall.
He received a 15- to 30-year sentence and had served eight years when he and three other men escaped from the Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, N.J. on Aug. 19, 1970.
After nearly 40 years, it’s great to see Wright was finally brought to justice!
SOURCE: AP
