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Criminal Records - Most Wanted |
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Profile |
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Name: Roy Townsend
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Race: White |
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Age Now: 38 |
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Height: 5'11" |
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Weight: 160 lbs. |
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Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair): Black
Goatee
Mustache |
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Eyes (Color and Correction): Brown |
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Wanted for :
Prison Escape, Florence, AZ;
Sep 17, 2007
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Location(s) |
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Last Seen : Florence, AZ |
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Possible Location : Mexico
Washington
Florence, AZ
Arizona
Authorities say that Townsend is likely to be in the Pacific Northwest area, but believe he could be anywhere in the U.S. |
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Last Known : Unkown |
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Traits |
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Case Story |
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A Convicted Killer's Prison Break |
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On September 17, 2007 at approximately 1 a.m., cops say two inmates escaped from a private prison in Florence, Ariz. Authorities tell AMW that the two escapees, 24-year-old Kollin Folsom and 37-year-old Roy Townsend, had been convicted for murder and were both serving time at the Florence Correctional Center.
Florence cops say that the inmates were on night cleaning duty when they overpowered a male correctional officer, took his gun and tied him down. Detectives believe the prisoners retrieved two ladders from a maintenance room which they used to climb two fences before making their way to freedom.
However, Folsom wouldn't be free for long. Detectives found him running down the street a few miles away from the facility. The prison is located in the middle of the desert where the temperature rises to over 100 degrees during the day so authorities believed Townsend had few options for adequate shelter. Townsend, who had served three years for theft, arson, and murder charges, remained at large for almost a month.
Cops believed that Townsend had help from friends or family who may have also helped plan the escape. Townsend escaped the facility wearing blue jail pants and a white t-shirt. Authorities say Townsend has family in Washington and Mexico, however if he has access to a vehicle, detectives believed that he could be anywhere in the country.
Townsend was eventually captured in Spokane, Wash. on October 16, 2007. |
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