Ralph "Bucky" Phillips
| Ralph Phillips | |
|---|---|
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| FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive | |
| Charges | Unlawful flight to avoid prosecution, escape, aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder |
| Alias | "Bucky" Phillips |
| Description | |
| Born |
Ralph James Phillips June 19, 1962 |
| Occupation | bus driver |
| Status | |
| Added | September 7, 2006 |
| Caught | September 8, 2006 |
| Number | 483 |
| Captured | |
Ralph James "Bucky" Phillips (born June 19, 1962) is a convicted murderer from Western New York caught on September 8, 2006 by the Pennsylvania State Police. He was wanted for the shooting of three New York State troopers, one of whom died from his wounds.
On September 7, 2006 he became the 483rd fugitive listed by the FBI on the Ten Most Wanted list. Prior to his capture, Phillips attained the dubious distinction of being one of the few fugitives ever to be simultaneously on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list and U.S. Marshal Service's Top 15 list. He replaced Warren Jeffs on the FBI's list and was apprehended the day after he was added.
Phillips was raised in . He spent much of his life on the run, starting as a child by running away from his abusive father.
Phillips has an expansive history in the New York State correctional system prior to his April 2006 escape from the Erie County Correctional Facility in Alden, New York. He had previously been convicted on three counts of burglary in the third degree, two counts of grand larceny in the fourth degree, and other various crimes.
During a transfer out of Chautauqua County Jail, he left a note threatening "to splatter pig meat all over Chautauqua County", with the term "pig" being derogatory slang for a police officer.
At the time of his escape, he was serving a 90-day sentence for violating the terms of his parole. He had been released in November 2005 after a burglary conviction, but failed to report to his parole officer, so he was again arrested on January 6.
There is some controversy about the events leading to the revocation of his parole. Family members claim that the ex-husband of Phillips' ex-girlfriend Kasey Crowe intentionally misinformed Phillips' parole officer in a ploy to return him to jail. It's believed that the ex-husband fabricated a story about being threatened by Phillips. People close to Phillips say that he was not a violent person and he was looking forward to rebuilding a relationship with his daughter and grandchildren. During the later months of the year 2011, Phillips attempted another escape from incarceration according to an article in Amsterdam New Yorks newspaper "The Recorder". This was a failed attempt by Phillips and he remains behind bars.
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