Posted on 04/26/2007 3:32:31 AM PDT by deaconjim
The Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. --A federal prisoner who fled after being released from custody to determine whether he could donate a kidney to his ailing son was located with his girlfriend Wednesday in Mexico.
Byron Keith Perkins and Lea Ann Howard were arrested in Puerto Vallarta and were being flown to Los Angeles for a court hearing Thursday. The appearance will be to arrange for their return to Louisville, where they will face federal charges, the U.S. Marshals Service in Louisville said in a statement.
Perkins failed to return to custody in January 2006 after undergoing compatibility tests to see whether he could donate a kidney to his son.
Perkins had been in jail awaiting sentencing for marijuana distribution and unlawful transport of firearms. He faced at least 25 years for those charges, which were filed while he was serving a supervised release from a North Carolina sentence for bank robbery.
He was temporarily released from custody when it was determined his teenage son, Destin, needed a kidney transplant.
So...was his kidney compatible?
If I remember correctly, he didn’t stick around long enough for them to find out.
So, the scumbag hopped it to Mexico without a thought for his son?
Just curious...because, if it is, I would suggest that they rip it out and give it to his son.
They should probably take both just in case the first one doesn’t take.
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