Wanted fugitive escaped from custody in North Carolina captured in Massachusetts
WEBSTER, Mass. (WWLP) – A man wanted in North Carolina in connection with evading police with illegal firearms was captured in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
In a news release from Massachusetts State Police this week, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations requested assistance in locating a known gang affiliate of the 'Folk Nation.' Police say that the suspect was in possession of two illegal firearms and obtained information that he was living in Webster.
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Webster police identified the suspect as 34-year-old William Lambert of Whiteville, NC. They say that Lambert escaped from custody in North Carolina and was wanted on a fully extraditable warrant for the charge of Felon in Possession of a Firearm. He also has numerous firearms convictions.
The Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section Central Team set up surveillance on North Main Street in Webster and followed the suspect as he returned from a convenience store. Once the suspect was at his residence, the troopers surrounded the area and executed a warrant. Lambert attempted to run away but was quickly captured. He is being held at the Worcester County House of Corrections pending extradition back to North Carolina.
WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.
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