Reward for 'Bucky' Capture Paid
Several people are sharing the $100,000 in reward money offered by the New York state troopers' union during the 2006 search for fugitive Ralph "Bucky" Phillips.
A lawyer for the Police Benevolent Association said today that the money was quietly paid out earlier this year with an agreement that the recipients' identities would be kept private. Attorney Thomas Burton said some of those who helped authorities catch Phillips are afraid of retribution from his acquaintances.
Phillips is serving life in prison without the possibility of parole for shooting three state troopers, one of them fatally, after escaping from a jail near Buffalo in April of 2006. He was captured in a Warren County field in September of 2006.
The PBA originally offered a reward of more than $300,000 for Phillips' capture. The four Pennsylvania residents sharing the money negotiated the amount that was paid out.
A lawsuit filed on behalf of Jack and Gloria Young of Warren has been withdrawn. They say the events leading to Phillips' capture began with their phone call to police after Jack Young saw a man believed to be Phillips on their front porch.
A lawyer for the Police Benevolent Association said today that the money was quietly paid out earlier this year with an agreement that the recipients' identities would be kept private. Attorney Thomas Burton said some of those who helped authorities catch Phillips are afraid of retribution from his acquaintances.
Phillips is serving life in prison without the possibility of parole for shooting three state troopers, one of them fatally, after escaping from a jail near Buffalo in April of 2006. He was captured in a Warren County field in September of 2006.
The PBA originally offered a reward of more than $300,000 for Phillips' capture. The four Pennsylvania residents sharing the money negotiated the amount that was paid out.
A lawsuit filed on behalf of Jack and Gloria Young of Warren has been withdrawn. They say the events leading to Phillips' capture began with their phone call to police after Jack Young saw a man believed to be Phillips on their front porch.
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