Gary Alan Irving, Massachusetts Rapist- 34 years on the run.
Dec 23, 2016 4:41:26 GMT
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Post by nick on Dec 23, 2016 4:41:26 GMT
Gary Alan Irving, A convicted rapist from Rockland who fled Massachusetts in 1979 and has spent the last 34 years on the Massachusetts State Police Most Wanted list was captured. Irving and his wife were about to tuck their granddaughter into bed Wednesday night, when police showed up at the couple's home. Irving's wife has since said that she had "no knowledge of his true identity." Irving raped three young women in the summer of 1978, in his South Street home at around 9:15 p.m., said spokesman David Procopio. Police found two shotguns, six rifles, and a handgun in Irving’s home, said Procopio, and he will face federal gun charges for possessing them. Irving had been living as “Gregg Irving,” said Procopio, and had worked for about 20 years at a local phone company. His wife said she had no knowledge of his true identity, said Procopio. Louis Sabadini, the former Norfolk County prosecutor, in a telephone interview today described Irving as someone who would ambush teenaged girls or young woman when he chanced upon them while driving his car. Once he saw a woman he wanted to sexually assault, Sabadini said Irving would drive ahead on the road the woman was walking on, park his car, and then lurk in the bushes until the woman came nearby.
Irving was facing a long prison sentence after his conviction in June 1979, said Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey. The judge gave him a few days to get his affairs in order before his June 29 sentencing, and he fled.
Irving had a Maine state license, said Sanborn. He had never had any contact with Gorham police, except for one incident in 2006 when someone stole his wife’s credit card which was attached to a joint account.
Irving has been living at 151 South St. since at least 2002, said Sanborn, but it could have been in Gorham since the early 1980s.
One neighbor said that Irving had been living in the home for roughly 30 years.
“‘We’re the Massachusetts State Police, and we always get our man.’ I think that’s the simple answer.”
Irving was facing a long prison sentence after his conviction in June 1979, said Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey. The judge gave him a few days to get his affairs in order before his June 29 sentencing, and he fled.
Irving had a Maine state license, said Sanborn. He had never had any contact with Gorham police, except for one incident in 2006 when someone stole his wife’s credit card which was attached to a joint account.
Irving has been living at 151 South St. since at least 2002, said Sanborn, but it could have been in Gorham since the early 1980s.
One neighbor said that Irving had been living in the home for roughly 30 years.
“‘We’re the Massachusetts State Police, and we always get our man.’ I think that’s the simple answer.”