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[econ man]

http://www.washingto...b285_story.html

Fairfax County man captured in Mexico 12 years after fleeing from drug and sex charges


By Associated Press, Published: August 17AP



FAIRFAX, Va. — Fairfax County police say a fugitive who disappeared 12 years ago has been returned from Mexico to face drug and sex charges.

The Washington Post, which first reported the story, says police are investigating how 39-year-old Wesley Thomason managed to live for years in an expatriate community near Lake Chapala in central Mexico.


Thomason was arrested in 2000 on charges he gave illegal drugs to underage girls and filmed himself having sex with at least two of them. Authorities say he was illegally selling the videos, and that there could be more victims.

Thomason fled before going to court. He faces up to 40 years in prison if convicted of all charges.
Mexican authorities located Thomason last month, based on leads from Fairfax County investigators and the U.S. Marshals Service.

[Mad_Max]

[bournemouth]

Where "here" - the Lake Chapala region or Mexico in general?

[Mad_Max]

some articles say he lived in the resort community of lake chapala, others say near

- so maybe be a translation issue:)

[artsnob]

He bought a painting from me, he wanted to give me a check, it is a good thing I only take cash, ...

[Humbleclectic]

VERY much here in Lake Chapala, seen many times in bars, restaurants, buses...very out and about. Said he was a graphic designer and did work locally...wow another one, right among us all!

[manny]

more than you know. w/the internet its easy to find info, then you wont have to gossip.

[Travis]

We certainly collect our fair share of skank around here, don't we? And yeah, that guy looks familiar. Buh-bye.

[manny]

not that it matters, but usa court docs are on internet. they are publicly accessable. just search someones name & there it is. even doctors. this is not the first fugitive who was caught here. the others.....well, no ones looking for them.

[solajijic]

Maybe the US Marshalls should have wanted poster on the back page of the Guad Reporter. I recall in the 70s the back page of many tabloid sized papers had photos of US runaways.

[Chapala Man]

He was known here as Chris. Don't even know if people knew his last name, and in order to find people on the Internet, don't you have to know their full name?

[Tingting]

We certainly collect our fair share of skank around here, don't we?

Good one (and sadly, too true)!

[Intercasa]

There are so, so many locally it would blow your mind.

[border crosser]

One of the old sayings about this area is that there are only two kinds of folks here, the wanted and the unwanted!

[Betsy]

There are so, so many locally it would blow your mind.

I think Spencer is so, so right about that....

I have known a few...they had such fabulous stories! Not creeps like this guy though.

[manny]

does his last name begin w/an "S"? did he teach a mac beginner class @ lcs 6 yrs ago? did he work for the free magazine? there are not too many younger people here blond w/name chris, from VA. did he ever live in san miquel allende? did he live in lower floresta around 6 & 7 yrs ago? (w/a high school girl & a roommate from new york)? did he smoke alot of cigerettes? if not, then he's a "type"- coindences do happen. as for the others, well......they have businesses & raise $ for charity, while they rip people off. or just nice people w/an occassional strange comment...hmmmm.

[manny]

dont you remember the heir to the fabrage cosmetic company? a good looking 29yr old. working @ the cookoff. his mother was sending him $$$. he fled from here to PV, then was captured. wanted for similar things as "chris". then the nice restaurant owner.....well that was on national TV, americans most wanted. the father was here as well. both found here.

[carib]

not that it matters, but usa court docs are on internet. they are publicly accessable. just search someones name & there it is. even doctors. this is not the first fugitive who was caught here. the others.....well, no ones looking for them.

Not if they change their name. Had a house sitter (highly recommended by a neighbor) who was a felon in USA. His name was different from his presentation card. Everybody thought his name was Dale. He worked for many years in Vista del Lago Gulf Course. Him and a cuate stole my jewelry and only could recovered a ring at the pawn shop next to Soriana. t at the pawn shop took photos of the friend, they were out of focus. The guy who pawn my ring gave a false name and address. About 1 1//2 year ago his photo was shown in this website. He was caught in the USA while visiting. Charges were related to child abuse ( sexual attack on a minor in a store bathroom.). From that day on no one stays in my house except my gardener of 7 years.

[manny]

sometimes felons are know by several names. not all but some. how does someone get an FM3 w/a fake name?? or drivers? i would never have a house sitter, ever. still no one yet answered my questions about chris? im not saying anything on the forum -yet, untill i confirm its him.

[Dogdaze]

The picture is that of "Chris Stevens" and he was deported recently. He was our next door neighbor in upper La Floresta for the past 3 or so years. It was a real nightmare. He was addicted to meth and was absolutely crazy, dangerous and incoherent much of the time. Manny you are correct that this is the Chris Stevens who did the Mac club a few years ago and worked at the Lake Chapala Review for a while.