Posted By: Hewson Beattie
February 9, 2021 @ 1:04 pm
Local News, News
U.S. Marshals say a fugitive has been arrested after he threatened to kill a Wright County judge, the sheriff and their families.
Lonnie Richardson, 50, was captured in Laclede County.
He’s charged with tampering with a judicial officer and second-degree terrorist threat for the incident on February 4.
He was found hiding in a small camping trailer and arrested after a brief standoff.
Here’s more from the U.S. Marshals:
Lonnie G. Richardson, age 50, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service-Midwest Violent Fugitive Task Force in Laclede County, Missouri on Monday, February 8th.