Police Seek These 26 Fugitives in New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Authorities in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania are asking for tips and information as they continue to hunt over two dozen dangerous fugitives.
In many cases, these people have been on the run for years and are accused of very serious crimes, some involving children.
If you recognize any of the people listed below, you are asked to contact your local law enforcement agency or 9-1-1. Even the smallest bit of information could go a long way.
11 Fugitives on the Run in NJ — Do You Know Them?
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10 Dangerous Fugitives Wanted in Pennsylvania
Daryl Eugene Beckett, Jr. - Chester, PA
Daryl Eugene Beckett, Jr., of Chester, is 6' 2", 210 pounds with a bald head and brown eyes.
Troopers say he is wanted in connection with a 2023 homicide in Delaware County.
Bradley Andrew Buchanan - West Chester, PA
Police say Bradley Andrew Buchanan is wanted for allegedly raping a child.
He is 6' 5", 260 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
Eliezer Santana - Hazleton, PA
Eliezer Santana of Hazleton is wanted by troopers in connection with a 2023 homicide in Luzerne County.
He is described as 5' 6" tall, 120 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
Johnny Campos-Coelho - Framingham, MA
Cops in Pennsylvania continue to search for Johnny Campos-Coelho of Framingham, MA, who is wanted in connection with a 2016 homicide in Lackawanna County.
He is 5' 11", 200 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair.
James Garland Watts - Clairton, PA
James Garland Watts is wanted for an alleged homicide and attempted homicide in 2008 in Allegany County.
He is described as 5' 7", 160 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
Michael Edward Akerly - Erie, PA
Michael Edward Akerly is 6' 4", 190 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.
He is wanted for an alleged rape and aggravated indecent assault incident in Erie in 1998.
Authorities say he has been seen in parts of Pennsylvania, New York, and North Carolina and is known to frequent music stores and recording studios.
Russell Edward Mason - Wilcox, PA
Russell Edward Mason is wanted by police for allegedly failing to register as a sex offender.
He is 5' 10", 180 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.
Benicio Antoi Benifield - Easton, PA
Benicio Antoi Benifield is 6' tall, 225 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
He is wanted by the police for allegedly raping a child.
Brandon Eugene Revis - Aliquippa, PA
Brandon Eugene Revis is 5' 9", 170 pounds, with a bald head and brown eyes.
He is wanted for an alleged homicide.
Kevin Jay Purnell - New Castle, DE
Kevin Jay Purnell of New Castle, DE, is wanted after allegedly raping a 7-year-old girl in Chester County in 1999.
He is 6' 2", 270 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
5 Men Accused of Crimes Against Children in NJ, PA, NY
Rex C. Reichert
Rex C. Reichert is wanted for the alleged sexual abuse of a 10 and a 14-year-old boy over two years at his apartment in Collegeville, PA, while he was caring for them as a relative was receiving medical treatment. The boys also visited him on weekends and accompanied him on camping trips.
On September 28th, 1990, Reichert was charged with criminal attempt with intent to commit the crime of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, criminal solicitation with the intent of promoting or facilitating the commission of the crime of involuntary sexual intercourse, indecent assault, corruption of a minor, and endangering the welfare of children and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
On March 31st, 1992, a federal arrest warrant was obtained for Reichert after he was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
Reichert has been employed as a technician in a recording studio. He also operated an amusement arcade and invented a board game, "Nuclear Armageddon," that was sold commercially. Reichert is skilled in electronics, specifically musical equipment.
- Description: gray hair, gray eyes, 5' 10" tall, 150 pounds, and he may be wearing wire-rimmed glasses and have a ponytail.
Reichert may travel to Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, Canada, and Europe.
Gerard Boguslaw Zalewski
Gerard Boguslaw Zalewski is wanted for failing to appear at his March 29th, 2006, sentencing hearing for committing involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl in June 2004, in Bucks County, PA.
On November 14th, 2004, Zalewski pled guilty to one count of attempted involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and one count of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse. He failed to appear at a March 29th, 2006, sentencing hearing.
He was sentenced in absentia to serve five to 20 years in a state correctional institution and was given until March 31st, 2006, to turn himself in.
When he did not appear, a local arrest warrant was issued for Zalewski in Montgomery County, PA.
On May 15th, 2006, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Zalewski after he was charged with unlawful flight to avoid confinement for involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and unlawful flight to avoid prosecution for failure to appear for confinement on those charges.
- Aliases: Gerard B. Zalewski, Gerard Zalewska
- Description: blond hair, blue eyes, 5' 8" tall, 140 pounds
Zalewski has ties to Poland as well as New Jersey and Arizona.
Rene F. Ramirez
Rene F. Ramirez is wanted for his alleged involvement in the possession and receipt of child pornography.
The FBI says that from around June 2007 through December 2009, it is alleged that Ramirez was involved in the trafficking of child pornography, via computers, in the New York City area.
A federal arrest warrant was issued for Ramirez on March 7th, 2011.
- Aliases: Rene Ramirez, "Tutzita"
- Description: Hispanic male, black hair, dark brown eyes, 5' 8", 220 pounds, speaks both Spanish and English
He has ties to The Bronx and Mexico; he is skilled with computers and may frequent social networking sites.
Angel Gonzalez
Angel Gonzalez is wanted for allegedly sexually assaulting several young girls in New Jersey between 1999 and 2006.
Gonzalez has been charged multiple times in Newark Municipal Court with first-degree aggravated sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault by sexual contact, and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child.
On February 8th, 2010, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Gonzalez after he was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.
- Aliases: Angel Gonzales, Angel G. Gonzales, Angel Gonzalez Ramirez
- Description: brown hair, green or blue eyes, about 5' 10" tall, 170 pounds, tattoo on his right shoulder
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Angel Gonzalez.
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