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Back on May 8, I reported that Josh Ellerman, 19, had disappeared shortly before he was supposed to be sentenced for a March 1997 attack on a fur breeding cooperative. Ellerman had reached a plea agreement whereby he would help prosecutors identify members of the Animal Liberation Front. There were suggestions by prosecutors that Ellerman fled after being threatened by those he might identify.
Saying he was tired of running, Ellerman turned himself into authorities at the end of June in Utah where he is currently being held. A US Marshall has said Ellerman will not face additional charges for fleeing his sentencing hearing.
Sources:
"Animal liberation Front activist held in Utah without possible bail," North American Animal Liberation Front Press Office release, June 30, 1998.
"Tired of Running," Salt Lake Tribune, July 1, 1998.