Air Force offers $10,000 reward on escaped convict

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A $10,000 reward has been offered to anyone with information which leads directly to the capture of Airman Basic Jeremy Parrott.


Air Force offers $10,000 reward on escaped convict
By Charlie Reed, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Sunday, December 14, 2008

RAF LAKENHEATH, England — The Air Force on Friday issued a $10,000 reward for information leading to the capture of escaped Airman Jeremy Parrott.

The 29-year-old slipped away from an escort while at the hospital at RAF Lakenheath on Sept. 24. He had served less than three months of a three-year conviction on child pornography charges when he escaped.

A nationwide manhunt by U.S. and British authorities has been under way for Parrott, whose passport was confiscated before he entered confinement. Although tips and sightings have poured in, officials said they hope the reward will encourage more and be a shot in the arm for the investigation.

“This was a way of getting some incentive out there to get the public involved more,” said Capt. Kelley Jeter, 3rd Air Force spokeswoman.

Parrott pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing child pornography and one count of receiving it during his court-martial this summer. The charges stemmed from a Web site he accessed while stationed in North Carolina and England that was flagged during a federal sting.


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