Reader’s tip leads to fugitive accused in teen’s murder

Published May 23, 2011 4:00am ET



A tip from a Washington Examiner reader led to the capture of a man police charged with the first-degree murder of a 16-year-old, but who had been released from jail by a D.C. judge. Kendrick Phillips, 19, is the 30th fugitive arrested thanks directly to tips from readers of the newspaper’s Crime & Punishment page, according to federal authorities.

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