Connecticut Fugitive Adam Zachs Apprehended After 22 Years on the Run

Connecticut Fugitive Adam Zachs Apprehended After 22 Years on the Run: "After 22 years on the run, Adam Zachs was apprehended by Mexican authorities Tuesday in Leon Guanajuato, Mexico. The arrest is the culmination of an exhaustive investigation by the U.S. Marshals Service, West Hartford Police Department and the FBI.

“The U.S. Marshals has a long, successful history of bringing fugitives to justice. The arrest of Adam Zachs is a testament to our continued dedication to our fugitive mission,” said U.S. Marshal Joseph P. Faughnan. “In 1896, Judge Isaac Parker said it best, ‘permit no innocent man to be punished, but let no guilty man escape.’”

In 1988, Zachs, a West Hartford resident, was convicted by a Connecticut jury for the murder of Peter Carone after a dispute at the Prospect Café.  Zachs was sentenced to 60 years imprisonment and allowed to remain out of custody by posting a $250,000 bond, while his conviction was being appealed. 
In June 1989, Zachs failed to appear at his scheduled court date and a state arrest warrant was issued charging Zachs with failure to appear.  With the assistance of the FBI, an additional federal warrant was issued charging Zachs with unlawful flight to avoid confinement and the FBI became involved with investigating the whereabouts of Zachs. "

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