Post by Scumhunter on Jun 22, 2015 3:06:30 GMT -5
(Above photo credit: amw.com archives)
Fugitive Profile as of June 22nd, 2015: (based on 2010 AMW archive, San Diego County warrants search)
Alias: Trieu Nguyen
Sex: Male
Race: Asian
Current Age: 38 (Date of Birth: 7/19/1976)
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 120 lbs.
Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair): Bald
Eyes: Brown
Traits and Habits: Detectives say he works in the construction industry as a framer. Speaks fluent English, Spanish and Vietnamese.
Other Possible Locations: Texas. Southern , CA. Mexico
Who to call if you've seen him: Based on wanted location, our advice would be to call San Diego Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477 or learn how to text or submit a tip to them here.
Tommy Nguyen was aired on the March 20th, 2010 episode of America's Most Wanted. Below is the archive description of his alleged crimes:
A Home Full Of Horrors
For three Vietnamese lodgers of a home in San Diego, Calif., October 17, 2008 will be a day they may never forget.
The three men were relaxing at home on the balmy fall evening when cops say two men, Kevin Sellers and Tommy Nguyen, busted over the backyard fence.
Armed with handguns, the two men corralled the three roommates into the living room of the home, tied the men up, and placed t-shirts over their heads in a hood-like manner. The third suspect, Vanna Chheun, parked the getaway car and soon joined Sellers and Nguyen in the house.
The trio ransacked the house for valuables while the three men remained tied up.
Two hours later, the couple who owned the house returned home to find their garage door open. They parked and entered the house and were immediately taken at gunpoint and tied up.
While the husband was forced into the living room, cops say the wife was taken into a bedroom and raped, first by Nguyen, then by Sellers.
After the sexual assault, the woman was left alone, giving her the opportunity to get up and dial 9-1-1. Despite being tied with her hands behind her back, she dialed and left the phone off the hook for dispatchers to hear the crime in progress.
Two Down, One To Go
What Sellers, Nguyen and Chheun didn't know is that police were waiting just outside. Cheeun was the first to walk out the front door, and was immediately arrested.
Nguyen was next out the front door with an armful of stolen property when he got wind of the cops and turned around, running back into the house. When Sellers saw Nguyen bolt back in the home, he took off over the back fence and was nabbed by cops.
SWAT was called into to get Nguyen out of the house, but it seemed as though the pint-sized bad boy had already fled over a side fence. Two guns were recovered nearby and police believe that they belonged to Nguyen.
Authorities in San Diego say that Nguyen is a shadowy figure and they're not even sure if Tommy, or Trieu, Nguyen is his real name. Police also suspect that he's been involved in similar crimes in Orange County.
Nguyen has worked recently as a framer in the construction industry and speaks fluent Spanish, English, and Vietnamese. He may have fled to Texas or Mexico.
Thoughts? We know for sure Nguyen is still wanted since I confirmed his warrant in the San Diego search system. I wouldn't rule out him fleeing to Vietnam as a possibility although it seems authorities are leaning towards Texas or Mexico.
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