Marijuana smuggler arrested at Florida senior community after 31 years

[somone]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/01/27/florida.fugitive.arrested/

After 31 years, fugitive arrested at Florida senior community
By the CNN Wire Staff

Miami (CNN) -- A man who fled his trial on drug and racketeering charges in 1979 and eluded police in several different countries while on the run was arrested Thursday at a Florida senior living community, U.S. Marshals said.

Mark Steven Phillips was arrested at the West Palm Beach, Florida, apartments by a U.S. Marshals "Cold Case Fugitive Squad," authorities said. Authorities woke him while he was sleeping, the statement said, and the lead deputy marshal told him, "The judge wants to see you, Mark." "The judge wants to see me from 30 years ago?" Phillips replied, according to the statement.

Phillips was set to appear Thursday before a federal magistrate and will appear "in the near future" before U.S. District Judge James Lawrence King -- "the same judge he walked out on during his criminal trial," the Marshals said.

Phillips was arrested on May 2, 1979, and charged with participating in racketeering activity; possession with intent to distribute marijuana; unlawful use of a communication facility; and engaging in a criminal enterprise, authorities said...

[Nuclear Unicorn]

1. This is where our time and money is being spent?

oy

[villager]

2. well, be thankful we're not wasting it on feeding and educating people!

I mean, what kind of society would we be then!?

[monmouth]

5. Remember, this is Florida...Feed and educating people is not on

the top of too many lists that I see..

[William769]

9. Wasn't Florida who arrested him, it was U.S. Marshals.

[monmouth]

3. Century Village no less...And they supposedly do a background check

on incoming residents...LOL.

[Swamp Rat]

4. Idiotic... a complete waste of time and money. eom

[underpants]

6. Ethel and Wilford are going to have to find a new source

DAMN! Mark got busted, man.

[sharesunited]

10. Grandma's brownies just aren't the same.

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. Thank God. America will sleep better tonight.

Sheesh.

[monmouth]

8. This is really going to have a negative impact on the mah-jong tourney...n/t