Richard Lee McNair
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Richard Lee McNair, (born December 9, 1958, in Duncan, Oklahoma) was serving two life sentences for murder, attempted murder, and burglary for crimes committed in North Dakota when he escaped in April 2006 from a federal maximum-security prison facility in Pollock, Louisiana. Federal officials said he escaped by burying himself under mail bags and escaping from a mail processing facility.
The escape from the prison was McNair's third escape from custody since he was convicted in 1987, the United States Marshals Service said when it added him to its 15 Most Wanted List later that month. His other escapes included one from a North Dakota county jail in 1988, and the second in 1992 from a penitentiary there.
Hours after his escape from Pollock, McNair was stopped on a street in Ball, Louisiana by police officer Carl Bordelon. Despite having no identification on him and matching the escaped-prisoner profile that had been sent to Ball police, McNair successfully convinced Bordelon that he was jogging and in town to help on a roofing project. This incident was captured on a video camera mounted in Bordelon's patrol car.
On April 5, 2006, the television show "America's Most Wanted" highlighted McNair's case, prompting approximately 50 reports to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Western Canada, that the fugitive had been seen north of the border.
On April 28, 2006, according to the RCMP, police confronted a man in a stolen car who matched McNair's description. He spoke to officers for a moment before running away and eluding capture. When authorities examined the car, they found McNair's fingerprints and a digital camera with photos he had taken -- including a few self-portraits.
Tips continue to be reported to the RCMP.
The Marshal's Service describes McNair as 6 feet tall, 210 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. He wears glasses and was last seen with a goatee-type beard. He has scars on his left wrist and on both knees.
There is a reward of up to $25,000 for information directly leading to his capture, but the Marshal's service considers McNair, a military-trained martial arts expert, to be a dangerous fugitive and suggests that civilians use extreme caution if they encounter him.
McNair is known to change his appearance frequently.
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- The New Yorker, October 9, 2006. "Escaped" (essay by Mark Singer).
- Jogging murderer evades capture; U.S. Marshals turn up the heat with addition to 15 most wanted list
- America's Most Wanted entry
- The Calgary Herald (Alberta) August 14, 2006. "RCMP sift through fresh tips after TV show on escaped killer: No confirmed sightings reported since end of April"
- The Vancouver Sun (British Columbia), August 5, 2006. "U.S. fugitive in Canada is focus of TV show"
- Daily Town Talk (Alexandria, Louisiana), July 11, 2006. "On the lam: McNair's continental adventure."
