U.S. officials were told years ago that fugitive was in N.L. but took no apparent action: documents | CBC News LoadedAmerican authorities were advised in 2018 that a fugitive from Arizona was in Newfoundland, but it doesn’t appear U.S. officials took any action at the time to have Robert Andrew Land returned south of the border.Robert Andrew Land, 62, sits in Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court in St. John's ahead of a hearing Wednesday.
In 2005, Land pleaded guilty in Arizona to sexual abuse of a 16-year-old girl and was sentenced to 2½ years in prison. After serving his sentence, he was put on lifetime probation. But according to court documents obtained by CBC News, Arizona probation officials were told in March 2018 that Land had been arrested in Newfoundland.In response to general questions from CBC News about Land's case, the U.S. Marshals issued a statement, citing internal policy not to discuss fugitive extraditions, deportations or removals until they've been completed.
But police officers didn't track him down until receiving an anonymous tip a week ago that Land was working at a paving company as a truck driver.