He was arrested in 1979 when he
and Larry Giddings attempted to free fellow revolutionary Artie Ray Dufur. The
two successfully freed Artie, but were arrested after an exchange of fire with
police as they were fleeing the scene.
Bill was charged with possession of an
automatic weapon, auto theft, and with aiding & abetting the escape. Charges
further alleged the operation was financed by bank expropriations and
facilitated by illegal acquisition of weapons and explosives. Bill received and 80
year federal prison sentence. In 1983, Bill attempted to escape prison and was
given another 15 years in prison
No results found.
No results found.
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