Arthur Lee Washington Jr.
{{Short description|American fugitive}}
{{Infobox FBI Ten Most Wanted
| name = Arthur Lee Washington Jr.
| image = Arthur Lee Washington, Jr.jpg
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| caption = FBI profile images of Arthur Lee Washington, Jr.
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| alias = * Arthur L. Washington. Jr.
- Azikikwe E. Onipedo
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|11|30|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Monmouth County, New Jersey, U.S.
| charge = * Attempted murder
| nationality = American
| gender = Male
| height = 6 ft 1 in
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| occupation = Laborer
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| added_date = October 18, 1989
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| remove_date = December 27, 2000
| number = 427
| status = Removed
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Arthur Lee Washington Jr. (November 30, 1949{{cite web |title=FBI wanted poster of Arthur Lee Washington Jr. |url=https://www.ebay.com/itm/393148624796 |access-date=3 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240903000738/https://www.ebay.com/itm/393148624796 |archive-date=September 3, 2024 |date=August 24, 1989 |via=eBay }} – disappeared April 12, 1989){{cite web|url=https://fbimostwanted.us/zc/index.php?main_page=popup_image&pID=35|title=Wanted by FBI Arthur Lee Washington, Jr.|website=FBIMostWanted.us|accessdate=August 1, 2019}} is an American fugitive{{cite web|url=https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/topten-history/hires_images/FBI-427-ArthurLeeWashingtonJr.jpg/view|title=427. Arthur Lee Washington, Jr.|website=Federal Bureau of Investigation|accessdate=August 1, 2019}} and former member of the Black Liberation Army wanted for the attempted murder of a New Jersey state trooper on April 12, 1989.{{cite news|last=Silvestrini|first=Elaine|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83046934/suspect-in-shoot-out-being-sought/|title=Suspect in shoot-out being sought|date=April 14, 1989|newspaper=Asbury Park Press|accessdate=August 1, 2019}} Washington was added to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on October 18, 1989. He remained on the list for over a decade. He was eventually dropped from the list on December 27, 2000{{cite web|url=https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/ten-most-wanted-fugitives-faq/ten-most-wanted-401-500|title=Ten Most Wanted Fugitives 401 to 500|website=Federal Bureau of Investigation|accessdate=August 1, 2019}} for no longer meeting the list criteria.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/community/chat/0111fbi.htm|title=Ask the F.B.I: An addition to the "Ten Most Wanted" list|author1=Robert Haley |author2=Thomas Larned |author3=Michael Heimbach |author4=Bradley Mendenhall |date=January 11, 2002|newspaper=USA Today|accessdate=December 2, 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208140744/http://www.usatoday.com/community/chat/0111fbi.htm|archivedate=February 8, 2009}} He is still wanted by New Jersey State Police, although he is presumed deceased.{{cite web|url=https://www.njsp.org/wanted/washington.shtml|title=New Jersey's Most Wanted Arthur Lee Washington Wanted for Attempted Murder of a NJ State Trooper|website=New Jersey State Police|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412052553/https://www.njsp.org/wanted/washington.shtml|archivedate=April 12, 2018}}
Attempted murder
On April 12, 1989, New Jersey state trooper Michael J. Clayton stopped a 1979 Ford Thunderbird for an expired inspection sticker. Washington, who was a passenger in the vehicle, got out of the car and walked away. Clayton ordered him to stop but Washington ignored his commands. As Clayton began to give chase, Washington pulled out a .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun from his jacket and began firing at Clayton. Clayton returned fire, but as he paused to reload, Washington escaped on foot. No one was injured during the shootout.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83046979/fbi-places-city-man-on-most-wanted-list/|title=FBI places city man on most-wanted list|date=October 19, 1989|newspaper=Asbury Park Press|accessdate=August 1, 2019}}
Fugitive
Police searched Washington's apartment in Asbury Park and found three other weapons; a machine gun and two handguns. A federal arrest warrant was issued for Washington on April 14, charging him with Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution and attempted murder.
Washington was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on October 18, 1989. He was the 427th fugitive to be placed on the list. He remained on the list for over eleven years, until he was removed on December 27, 2000 for no longer meeting the list criteria.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/07/nyregion/briefing-law-enforcement-less-wanted.html|title=Briefing: Law Enforcement; Less Wanted|work=The New York Times|date=7 January 2001 |access-date=August 1, 2019|language=en|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801221512/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/07/nyregion/briefing-law-enforcement-less-wanted.html|archivedate=August 1, 2019|last1=Demasters |first1=Karen }} He was replaced by Eric Franklin Rosser.{{cite news|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/800914/Reno-puts-child-porn-suspect-on-FBI-list.html|title=Reno puts child-porn suspect on FBI list|date=December 28, 2000|newspaper=Deseret News|accessdate=August 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801213952/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/800914/Reno-puts-child-porn-suspect-on-FBI-list.html|archive-date=August 1, 2019|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|date=December 27, 2000|title=FBI targets paedophile suspect|work=BBC News|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1090069.stm|access-date=July 31, 2021}}
Washington still remains a fugitive and is wanted by New Jersey State Police, although by now he is believed to be dead.{{cite news|url=https://www.nj.com/essex/2015/03/photos_new_jersey_fugitives_who_have_graced_the_fb.html|title=New Jersey fugitives who have graced the FBI's '10 Most Wanted' list|date=March 16, 2015|newspaper=NJ.com|accessdate=August 1, 2019}}
See also
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