Wanted Arizona man faked his own death to avoid capture, deputies say
Arizona man wanted on child molestation charges faked his own death to avoid capture, deputies say
Christen Wright, a 38-year-old El Mirage man wanted on child molestation charges, was arrested in Indiana. Deputies say Wright and a friend went to a hospital in Arizona, where the friend allegedly called Wrights family saying that he had died. The friend was allegedly dressed up as a nurse when Wrights family showed up to pick up his property. Wright is now in custody and is awaiting extradition back to Arizona.
SELLERSBURG, Ind. - An Arizona man wanted on child molestation charges has been arrested in Indiana after authorities said he faked his own death to avoid capture.
According to the Clark County Sheriff's Office, Christen Wright, 38, and a friend went to a Valley hospital where the friend called Wright's family, saying that Wright had died, and his family needed to collect his belongings.
"The acquaintance posed as a nurse and dressed in scrubs to deceive family members when they collected his personal property," the sheriff's office said in a news release. "This act of deception assisted Mr. Wright in fleeing Arizona."
Investigators learned Wright was at a home in Indiana, where he was taken into custody by a SWAT team. He was booked into jail and is awaiting extradition back to Arizona.