Miss. AG: Pardoned killer located in Wyoming
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Authorities say a convicted killer who went missing
after being pardoned by former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour was in Wyoming with
his fianci and tried to flee when he was found by investigators.
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood said Monday that Joseph Ozment tried to
flee Sunday when investigators tracked him to a hotel in Laramie, Wyo. Hood says
Ozment's Mercedes bumped one of the investigators, but that he later returned
on foot and was served with a court summons.
A judge had ordered Ozment and four other pardoned inmates who had worked at
the Governor's Mansion to check in after Hood requested a temporary restraining
order. Ozment missed a court hearing last week.
The summons requires him to show up for court hearings and check in every 24
hours with the Mississippi Department of Corrections.
AP-WF-01-30-12 2138GMT






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