Police: Man on the lam since 1986 caught in South Carolina

Tuesday, December 29, 2015
SURFSIDE BEACH, S.C. -- Authorities say a fugitive from North Carolina who had been on the run for nearly 30 years has arrested in Surfside Beach, South Carolina.



Multiple media outlets report that 71-year-old James Edward Coe was arrested by Horry County police Sunday morning for shoplifting. Records from the North Carolina Department of Corrections show Coe had escaped a North Carolina prison on June 23, 1986.
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Coe was convicted in April 1984 on two counts of receiving stolen goods in Forsyth and Stokes County. Court records show Coe's expected release date was November 1989.

A police report says Coe was arrested Sunday for stealing jewelry from a flea market.

Coe was denied bond Monday and will be extradited to North Carolina.

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