A criminal was absconding by pretending to be his death to avoid punishment, but now he was suffering from Covid-19, so he had to be admitted to a hospital in Scotland. After this his identity was exposed and he was caught.
- Rape accused was absconding
- People were sure ‘must have died’
- Due to Corona, the pole was exposed
Edinburgh: A criminal man from America was absconding by pretending his death to avoid punishment, but now he was suffering from Covid-19, then he had to be admitted to a hospital in Scotland. After this his identity was exposed and he was caught. The Utah County Attorney’s Office said in a statement that Nicholas Rossi, also known as Nicholas Alahverdian, was convicted of sexual assault in Utah in 2008 and a man in Ohio in 2018. And was being searched by the police in relation to the allegations of assault but he is absconding since then.
- Due to Corona, the pole was exposed
According to the report of Daily Star, his death was announced on 29 February 2020. But now it has come to the fore that after absconding, he was living in Glasgow by the name of Arthur Knight and was recently admitted to a hospital suffering from Corona virus.
- Preparing to send back to America
A statement from the Utah County Attorney’s Office said, “Rossi was learned to be living in Scotland under a fictitious name, he has now been taken into custody and the Utah County Attorney’s Office has Rossi extradited back to Utah.” ) to work with federal and international agencies.’
- convinced himself to die
Prosecutors say Rossi fled the US to avoid investigation and punishment, and “tried to trick investigators and state legislators in other states into believing he was dead.”
- Even Rossi lawyer did not believe
Rossi’s attorney, Jeffrey Pine, said he was not entirely convinced by the announcement of his former client’s death. He said, ‘I am not lying to you,’ he said, Rossi’s death was also suspicious to me, but then I obeyed his wife. I don’t want to insult anyone by saying that they are not dead. So I accepted it at face value.