'Fried Mind' Tattooed Felon Caught

The Fugitive of the Week from two weeks ago is in the custody of U.S. Marshals after surrendering to them in Vermont, according to a press statement.

Darren Lee Bingham, 44, was arrested on April 20, 2015, for being a fugitive from justice and a felon in possession of a firearm. He’s being held at the Northeast State Correctional Facility in St. Johnsbury, VT, on $100,000 cash bail.

According to marshals, after the publication of his Fugitive of the Week status, several tips were received by the task force which “definitely intensified the investigation in Vermont,” according to Jeffrey White, a deputy with the U.S. Marshals. As the investigation into the leads increased, with “a relentless amount of pressure on Bingham’s family and friends,” he came forward and surrendered.

Bingham will be arraigned later today and then transported back to New Hampshire to face the Sullivan County firearm charge.

Nearly 5,900 fugitives have been caught since 2002 when the Fugitive of the Week program began, according to officials.

Editor’s note: This post was derived from information supplied by the U.S. Marshals. It does not indicate a conviction. Click this link to find out how to get a name removed from a New Hampshire Patch police report.

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