Louisiana Man Who Fled Attempted Murder Trial Captured After 32 Years on the Run

Louisiana Man Who Fled Attempted Murder Trial Captured After 32 Years on the Run
Greg Lawson (C) placed in handcuffs on Sept. 21, 2023, in a still from video. FBI Handout via Bienville Parish Sheriff's Office via AP/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
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ARCADIA, La.—A Louisiana man who fled his 1991 trial for attempted murder has been arrested more than three decades later after authorities found him hiding in Mexico, authorities said.

Greg Lawson, 63, was brought back to the United States on Thursday after being located in Mexico, the FBI said. Lawson was accused of shooting a man in 1991 in Bienville Parish.