Omar August Pinson

Omar August Pinson (March 31, 1918 – October 20, 1997), also known as John Omar Pinson, was an American robber and murderer who was on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in 1950.[1][2]

Omar August Pinson
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive
ChargesMurder
AliasJohn Omar Pinson
Sam Cignitti
Joseph Anthony Dorian
D.C. Audell
Description
Born(1918-03-31)March 31, 1918
Joplin, Missouri
DiedOctober 20, 1997(1997-10-20) (aged 79)
Los Angeles County, California
Status
AddedMarch 18, 1950
CaughtAugust 18, 1950
Number5
Captured

Background

Pinson was a prisoner at Oregon State Penitentiary after being arrested August 28, 1950 at Pierre, South Dakota by South Dakota Highway Patrol and an FBI National Academy graduate.[3] He had evaded capture after a shootout with police January 30, 1950, at Polson, Montana while burglarizing a hardware store. He became wanted in 1949 in eastern Washington and Idaho for burglary and was charged with unlawful flight September 7, 1949 when he crossed state lines after he escaped May 30, 1949 from the Oregon State Prison with a cellmate; he had been sentenced May 24, 1947 to life imprisonment at Oregon State Penitentiary for first degree murder.

Capture and aftermath

Pinson had been captured within 24 hours by the Oregon State Police and local officers at Ordnance, Oregon after he shot and fatally wounded Oregon State Police Officer Delmond Rondeau on April 15, 1947, in Hood River, Oregon after a burglary. He had been released from the Washington State Prison in 1945 after serving time since 1944 for burglary. He also served time at Missouri State Penitentiary for automobile tampering and the Eldora, Iowa State Reformatory on a charge of armed robbery.[4] In 1975, Pinson, described as a "model parolee", later expressed regret for his crimes.[5] He died in 1997.

See also

References
  1. Newton, Michael (16 January 2012). The FBI Encyclopedia. McFarland. ISBN 9781476604176 – via Google Books.
  2. "Movie Pictures Story of One of Oregon's Most Notorious Convicts, John Omar Pinson". The Oregon Statesman. Salem, Oregon. April 15, 1955. p. 6.
  3. Swisher, Kaija. "Catching #5 on the FBI's most-wanted fugitive list … in SD".
  4. Swierczynski, Duane (4 February 2014). The Encyclopedia of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List: Over Fifty Years of Convicts, Robbers, Terrorists, and Other Rogues. Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ISBN 9781628739060 – via Google Books.
  5. Thoele, Mike (October 5, 1975). "Journey from Behind Bars". Eugene Register-Guard. pp. 1C–2C.
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