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Ulster Unionist Party justice spokesperson Doug Beattie questioned how a man who had absconded from prison before and who went on the run during his trial was allowed day-release.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025

Superior Court Judge Robert A. Salerno said the teen — whom he had ordered to remain in his parents’ home with GPS monitoring while he was awaiting sentencing — had absconded.

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2023

Investigators later seized the plane, but the pilot had absconded and was never caught.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2022

The suspect was a parolee who had absconded from San Luis Obispo, Barclay said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2022

The Indian Rights Association detailed the case of a widow whose guardian had absconded with most of her possessions.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann