Leaders in New York are shocked that a popular student is actually on a most-wanted list.
Turns out an Upstate New York State was on Oklahoma’s “Ten Most Wanted” list.
SUNY Student Most Wanted In Oklahoma
Authorities say that Anthony Michael Lennon is a convicted sex offender in Oklahoma. But he was living under the alias “Justin Phillips” while attending SUNY Canton.
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Lennon was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2008 in Oklahoma, but was on supervised release in 2012.
New evidence appeared in 2012, and he faced eight counts of child pornography charges.
Reports say he pleaded guilty to the new charges, but before sentencing,s he allegedly staged a bloody kidnapping to fake his own death.
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He’s been on the run for 13 years.
Discovered As a SUNY Student
He was just arrested after US Marshals tracked him down at a grocery store in Canton, New York. His ID said he was Justin Phillips, but police say his fingerprints gave away his true identity.
Students at educators at SUNY Canton are shocked. His academic advisor says he was a straight-A student who planned to transfer to MIT.
Banned From SUNY Campus
SUNY Canton released a statement saying Lennon/Phillips is banned from campus, adding his records didn’t indicate a prior identity.
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