Post by Scumhunter on Oct 26, 2015 23:45:30 GMT -5
(Above photo credit: amw.com archives)
Fugitive Profile as of October 27th, 2015: (based on 2011 AMW archives)
Full Name: Chad Allen Shores
Sex: Male
Race: White
Current Age: 42-44
Height: 6'0
Weight: 168 lbs
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Other Physical Characteristics:
-Small ears
-High forehead
-Often wears a baseball cap
TIPS: Based on wanted location, our advice for anyone with information on Shores' whereabouts would be to contact Crime Stoppers of Oregon: www.crimestoppersoforegon.com/
Chad Shores, aired on the March 22nd, 2008 episode of America's Most Wanted, escaped from an Oregon prison camp in 2004 as the result of a chaotic fire he and his fellow prisoners were asked to help stop. He was on a work release program after a 4-year prison sentence for an assault on his ex-girlfriend. I wasn't able to retrieve the full archived description of the case, but I did obtain a partial one. Please keep in mind the case description starts partially cut off in the middle of the story:
"yelled I m going to kill you if you try to leave. She fought back, slapping Shores in the mouth before cops say he straddled her. She kneed him in the crotch area and told him he'd end up in jail. She says that Shores responded "They'll only keep me there for so long and then I'll come back and kill you." The abuse and threats went on for hours until a neighbor riding by on his bike heard Shores yelling that he was going to slit her throat. The neighbor grabbed a shovel and a trash can lid and entered the home in hopes of scaring off the attacker. Shores fled out the back door in nothing but his boxer briefs and the neighbor chased after him for a few blocks but lost him. Police later learned that Shores had simply ducked inside a trash can until the coast was clear. Later that morning the female victim received a phone call from Shores. He wanted his clothes back. She immediately called police and they set up a sting operation to nab Shores when he retrieved his clothes.
Shores bruised ex girlfriend dropped off a brown bag containing his clothes near a newspaper stand in Eugene, Oregon. After a few hours he showed his face and cops moved in but Shores had other plans. Chad Shores scaled a fence and ran to take cover in a nearby forest but cops were right on his tail. He tried to seek refuge in a dense thicket of blackberry bushes. The bushes were a local menace with thorns nearly an inch long but police extracted Shores from the thatch after a struggle that bloodied authorities and fugitive alike.
Shores was ultimately charged with attempted rape and kidnapping but plea bargained which earned him a four year prison sentence. However, during the Bland Mountain Fire prisoners were used to fight the massive 10,000 acre blaze. During his work release program Shores made his escape in the confusion of the conflagration and escaped under the cover of darkness. Cops say there was no sign of the fugitive until February 2008 when a sighting of Shores in Kahului on the island of Maui was reported. Police believe that he was working in the island's sugar industry as a day laborer."
Thoughts? According to a 2008 article, police were also looking into the possibility Shores was hiding out in Waynesboro, Virginia. He also has known ties to Lynchburg, Virginia.
www.inarchive.com/com/a/amw.com/7941/2011-11-21-description/435/AMW_Report_a_Tip_Chad_Shores/
www.dailyprogress.com/newsvirginian/news/fugitive-may-be-living-in-waynesboro/article_986325b5-76a6-5f8f-a5b8-2871e6d2e802.html
UPDATE: As of July 20th, 2018, Shores is still listed as one of the Oregon DOC's most wanted fugitives: www.oregon.gov/DOC/INSPEC/pages/most_wanted.aspx
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