UK Man Who Fled After River Thames Speedboat Death Detained in Georgia

UK Man Who Fled After River Thames Speedboat Death Detained in Georgia
Jack Shepherd, who went on the run last year after killing a woman in a speedboat crash on the River Thames, is escorted by police officers in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Jan. 23, 2019. Screenshot/IMEDI TV/Reuters
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LONDON—A British man who went on the run last year after killing a woman in a speedboat crash on the River Thames has been detained in the former Soviet state of Georgia, London police said on Jan. 23.

Jack Shepherd, 31, was convicted in his absence last July of the manslaughter by gross negligence of Charlotte Brown, 24, and sentenced to six years in jail.

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