How to Use fugitive from justice in a Sentence

fugitive from justice

noun
  • The bond for the fugitive from justice charge was set at $1 million.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2024
  • He was then arrested by police and was charged as a fugitive from justice.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The jail lists her charges as fugitive from justice and hold for Tennessee.
    — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Song was a fugitive from justice, wanted by the FBI for over a week.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 23 Nov. 2025
  • He is charged with being a fugitive from justice and will be tried in Louisiana.
    — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Huang, who’s yet to make a court appearance and is believed to be in China, is a fugitive from justice.
    — Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Lane is charged with fugitive from justice and first-degree criminal trover, the report said.
    — Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2024
  • He was charged with being a fugitive from justice, the representative said.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Webber was then arrested by police in Virginia and was charged as a fugitive from justice.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Rucker is being jailed in Kentucky on a fugitive from justice warrant, police said.
    — Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Back here on planet Earth, though, the bottom line remains that Comer’s star witness is a fugitive from justice.
    — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 14 July 2023
  • Lipps was arrested in Carter County, Tennessee, and held as a fugitive from justice.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
  • He was charged in Massachusetts as a fugitive from justice and will face extradition back to New York.
    — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
  • New York has a fugitive from justice occupying Gracie Mansion, and no clear plan for eviction.
    — Shaun Richman, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Low, who has since been charged with numerous federal crimes, is a fugitive from justice and believed to be in China, authorities said.
    — Paul Duggan, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Mar. 2023
  • He was charged with being a fugitive from justice, the New Hampshire Department of Justice said.
    — Kerry Breen june 18, CBS News, 18 June 2025
  • George-Maldonado was held as a fugitive from justice on $2 million bond and scheduled to appear in court Thursday.
    — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 23 May 2024
  • He is currently being held in Marshall County Jail on charges of attempting to elude and fugitive from justice.
    — William Thornton | [email protected], al, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Gillum was arrested as a fugitive from justice and will be extradited to Louisiana to face charges there, the sheriff’s office said.
    — Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The Waterbury resident was taken into custody and formally charged as a fugitive from justice.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Olden was taken to the Mercer County Jail, and Sharon police said in a release that he will be charged with a fugitive from justice.
    — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Low, now charged with numerous federal crimes, is a fugitive from justice and believed to be in China, according to authorities.
    — Paul Duggan, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Court officials said Washington was also charged with being a fugitive from justice in Virginia, where she is wanted in a larceny case.
    — Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
  • LaSota faces a separate case in federal court, where she is charged with being a fugitive from justice in possession of firearms and ammunition.
    — Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
  • MacAusland was taken into custody by Bennington Police as a fugitive from justice.
    — Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • MacAusland was jailed in Vermont on a fugitive from justice charge and appeared before a judge remotely on Monday afternoon.
    — Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Sablan was transported to the Long Beach City Jail, where he was booked for kidnapping, lewd and lascivious acts with a child, and fugitive from justice.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 21 July 2023
  • She is being charged with being a fugitive from justice for failing to show up for a hearing on March 7, police in Michigan said, but declined to elaborate further.
    — Laura Romero, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Federal law also prohibits anyone who is a fugitive from justice or someone convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence from possessing firearms.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Pulcini was transported to Troop F for processing and charged with first-degree larceny and fugitive from justice, according to state police.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2025

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