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Fugitives Byron Perkins, Lee Ann Howard captured in Mexico U.S. Marshals 15 Most Wanted Byron Keith Perkins & Lea Ann Howard arrested in Puerto Vallarta LOUISVILLE, KY --(April 25, 2007) The U.S. Marshals added deadbeat dad Byron Keith Perkins and his girlfriend Lea Ann Howard to their 15 Most Wanted fugitive list on March 19, 2007 to track down the man who promised to donate a kidney to his ailing son, but skipped town instead. This callous act resulted in his being dubbed the most hated man in America. Byron Keith Perkins and Lea Ann Howard were arrested in Puerto Vallarta and were being flown to Los Angeles for a court hearing Thursday. The court appearance will be to arrange for their return to Louisville to face federal charges. Perkins failed to return to custody in January 2006 after undergoing compatibility tests to see whether he could donate a kidney to his son. Perkins was incarcerated awaiting sentencing for marijuana distribution and unlawful transport of firearms. He faced at least 25 years for those charges, which were filed while he was serving a supervised release from a North Carolina sentence for bank robbery. He was temporarily released from custody when it was determined his teenage son needed a kidney transplant. The following story was posted by the U.S. Marshal's Service, on March 9, 2007 U.S. Marshals add deadbeat dad and girlfriend to 15 most wanted list LOUISVILLE, KY U.S. Marshals have added deadbeat dad Byron Keith Perkins and his girlfriend Lea Ann Howard to their 15 Most Wanted fugitive list as they increase the effort to track down the man who promised to donate a kidney to his ailing son, but skipped town instead. This callous act resulted in his being dubbed the most hated man in America. This case was made one of our priorities because of the urgent nature of the situation. The life of this mans son is in jeopardy unless he gets this kidney transplant, said Robert J. Finan II, Assistant Director of the U.S. Marshals Investigative Services Division. Perkins (37) was allowed to leave jail in January after he convinced authorities that he was going to donate a kidney to save the life of his desperately ill son. He was in jail awaiting sentencing on a gun and drug conviction for which the minimum jail term is 25 years. A career criminal, he had previously served seven years for bank robbery. Marshals believe Perkins is traveling with his girlfriend Lea Ann Howard (36). They were last seen driving in a 1994 blue-green Ford Crown Victoria with Kentucky license plate 784-BHS. There have been reports that the fugitive couple might have fled to Mexico where they were allegedly sighted near Puerto Vallarta. Both Perkins and Howard have criminal records involving drugs and weapons, and Howard has a prior conviction for solicitation to murder. Ive dealt with many unsavory characters during my career, but this one is particularly vile. His own sons life is at stake here, said U.S. Marshal Ronald Rick McCubbin. Byron Keith Perkins, alias Eric Perkins, is a white male, height 63, weight 240 pounds. He has brown eyes and hair, and a medium complexion. He has tattoos on both his left and right forearms, upper arms and shoulders. Lea Ann Howard. alias Lea Ann Spradlin, Lea Ann Alford, and Lea Ann Perkins, is a white female, height 57, weight 120 pounds, with blue eyes, brown hair and medium complexion. An insulin dependent diabetic, Howard also has a stab wound scar on her back and wears glasses. Howard is wanted by the U.S. Marshals for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution based on Kentucky state charges of robbery, marijuana trafficking, and persistent felony offender. We are focusing on bringing these fugitives in both to serve justice and to see if Perkins makes good on a promise to save his sons life, said Marshal McCubbin. Both Perkins and Howard are considered armed and dangerous. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information directly leading to the arrest of either Byron Keith Perkins or Lea Ann Howard. Anyone with information about these fugitives is asked to call the U.S. Marshals at 877-WANTED2. Fugitive apprehension is one of the major missions of the U.S. Marshals. They capture more federal fugitives each year than all other law enforcement agencies combined.Related Link: A detailed story on the arrest of fugitives Byron Perkins and Lee Ann Howard in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, is published at the CKNJ.com website.Click Here to read Calen McKinney's story, "Fugitive Couple Captured in Mexico," at CKNJ.com. The story fills in Taylor County aspects of story. This story was posted on 2007-05-02 18:18:44
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