Fugitive wanted in 1982 home bombing evaded capture by assuming dead classmate's identity, officials say
A 76-year-old man who went into hiding following a 1982 bombing and allegedly assumed the identity of his dead college classmate was arrested this month at his home in New Mexico after a standoff with law enforcement.
A 76-year-old man who went into hiding following a 1982 bombing and allegedly assumed the identity of his dead college classmate was arrested this month at his home in New Mexico after a standoff with law enforcement.
Stephen Craig Campbell on Wednesday was ordered to be held pending trial after a federal court ruled him to be a flight risk. For four decades, he was a fugitive and wanted on attempted first-degree murder charges after he allegedly planted an explosive device in a toolbox outside the Wyoming home of his estranged wife's boyfriend, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico said in a news release.
His attorney could not immediately be reached for comment Friday.
The bomb exploded when the wife opened the toolbox, severing her finger and causing other injuries, officials said. The blast also ignited a fire at the home and a neighboring residence.
Campbell was taken into custody after the bombing and was reportedly released on bond in 1983, but he failed to show for a court appearance, the attorney's office said.
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