Post by Scumhunter on Feb 2, 2019 10:28:19 GMT -5
(Above photo credit: thedenverchannel.com)
Fugitive Profile as of January 29th, 2020: (Based on U.S. Marshals Top 15 Most Wanted flyer)
DOB: 10/20/1976
Age (as of 1/29/2020): 43 years old
Sex: Male
Race: White
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 225 lbs
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Scars/Tattoos: Machete Knife, scorpion, & a compass with feathers
From ABC 7 Denver (thedenverchannel.com):
DENVER – Deputy U.S. Marshals say evidence shows an alleged child rapist faked his own death in Alabama and is now hiding out in Denver where his mother, brother and sister live.
Jackson County Prosecutors in Pascagoula, Miss. charged Jacob Blair Scott, 42, with 14 sex charges alleging he raped a young girl. He disappeared on July 30, 2018, from Orange Beach, Ala. days before he was set to plead guilty in the case. Orange Beach is about 90 minutes from Pascagoula.
Law enforcement found a dinghy floating in the ocean, a gun tied to the boat and what they describe as a suicide note listing contact information for Scott’s family.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Katrina Crouse said investigators found the situation odd from the beginning. Only a very small amount of blood was found on the dinghy.
"Normally in situations where somebody is shot, committed suicide, you're going to have other forensic-type evidence. For example, brain matter, hair, skin, bone,” she said. “None of that was found."
Investigators also found it odd that the gun was tied to the boat.
“Almost like they wanted to make sure that the gun was discovered,” she said.
No body was found and Crouse said it’s unusual, even in the ocean off shore, for a body to not be found.
“Normally bodies will float to the surface,” Crouse said.
Scott disappeared just days before he was set to plead guilty in court, she said.
Scott’s mother, who lives in the Denver area, denied her son was alive when she was reached on the phone by Contact7 Investigates. She blamed the 14-year-old girl, saying the girl seduced her son.
After Scott disappeared, a judge in Jackson County, Miss. issued an arrest warrant for Scott. He had been out on bond while his case moved through the legal system.
He is now considered a fugitive.
More questions
As investigators looked into Scott’s disappearance, they discovered he withdrew about $45,000 from his retirement account before vanishing.
That strikes Deputy U.S. Marshal Crouse as odd.
“If you take money out of an account, we know where that money goes. You either give it to relatives or you distribute it to friends,” she said. “No money has been located.”
Sightings after the disappearance
A person who claimed to be a friend of Scott’s called the lead investigator in Jackson County, Miss. to say Scott had been spotted driving a vehicle in the county on Aug. 6, 2018.
Investigators could not locate him.
Then a tip came to the Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers on Dec. 26, 2018.
“The tipster stated that someone matching the description of Jacob Blair Scott was seen frequenting the Golden Spike Apartments,” Crouse said. The Golden Spike Apartments are located at West Yale Avenue and South Federal Boulevard in Denver.
“The tipster stated the suspect was seen going up to the 8th floor and on the first floor,” she said.
Deputy U.S. Marshals visited apartment management, who said they didn’t recognize Scott’s photo, but a worker at the apartments said he’d seen Scott smoking nearby.
That’s the same story Mano Quintana told Contact7 Investigative Reporter Jace Larson at the apartment complex Wednesday.
“He was in front of garbage cans smoking,” Quintana said.
As he looked at Scott’s photo, he said he didn’t doubt he’d seen Scott on the property before.
“Pretty darn sure. I’m really 100-percent positive it was him,” Quintana said.
Reward for information
U.S. Marshals are hoping someone recognizes Scott and calls with information.
www.thedenverchannel.com/news/investigations/mississippi-man-facing-child-sex-charges-faked-his-suicide-others-spot-him-in-denver-marshals-say
Thoughts? Based on the release of that article, Scott was still at large as of at least February 1st, 2019.
And let me just say I think Jacob's mother is a piece of sh** for trying to blame the alleged victim before she ever had a chance to testify against him in court. Most 14-year-old girls don't try to seduce 42-year-old men, let alone one as butt-ugly as I feel Jacob is, so that statement was preposterous too. Oh and he's supposedly dead yet his body doesn't pop up and then he's seen in an area where he has family. (I'm not accusing family of hiding him, but fugitives will go to areas where they're familiar and know where to hide). I'm usually a bit more civil in sharing my opinions, but this is going to be one of my "did I stutter?" cases.
But anyway, I feel Jacob is indeed alive and out there as the Marshals do, and I hope the right tip comes in. A reminder that he is believed to be possibly in Colorado, but anyone should do the right thing regardless of where they think they spot someone who resembles him.
EDIT: On Wednesday, January 29th, 2020, Jacob Blair Scott was added to the U.S. Marshals Top 15 Most Wanted list
Admin Note #1: According to online articles, anyone with information on this fugitive's whereabouts should call the U.S. Marshals at 1-877-926-8332 or email them at usms.wanted@usdoj.gov.
UPDATE: As of January 14th, 2020 anyone with information on this fugitive's whereabouts can also call "In Pursuit" on the Investigation Discovery channel at 1-833-3-PURSUE and/or submit a tip at the show's website: www.InPursuitTips.com
Admin Note #2: If you have any (news-related) updates on this case, please contact us here: amwfans.com/thread/1662/website-contact-form
