Kidney Transplant Dad Captured

[dgridley]

Perkins Dubbed Most Hated Man In America: U.S. Marshals have added "deadbeat dad" Byron Keith Perkins and his girlfriend Lea Ann Howard to their 15 Most Wanted fugitive list as they increase the effort to track down the man who promised to donate a kidney to his ailing son, but skipped town instead. This callous act resulted in his being dubbed the "most hated man in America."

Perkins Puts Son's Life In Jeopardy: "This case was made one of our priorities because of the urgent nature of the situation. The life of this man's son is in jeopardy unless he gets this kidney transplant," said Robert J. Finan II, Assistant Director of the U.S. Marshals Investigative Services Division.

http://crime.about.com/od/wanted/p/bryanperkins.htm

He's been captured in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico with his girlfriend and is being returned to the US to face the music.

 

[commes]

how could someone possibly skip out on this? Especially when it's their own son theyre talknig about! Still I'm surprised that he got on to the top 15 most wanted fugitive list in america, that's quit an accomplishment! Not an accomplishment I'd like to achieve though!

 

[dgridley]

Yeah I just listened to an interview with the son and luckily he was able to get a transplant elsewhere.. his dad faced a 25 yr prison sentence previously.. bet they up it now!

 

[commes]

Oh well it's good that his son was able to get a transplant elsewhere. Oh so his dad has already faced a 25 yr. prison sentence, or was he about to face that, and thus fled the town?