11-YEAR FUGITIVE CAPTURED vs

A MONTEREY COUNTY FUGITIVE WAS ARRESTED IN COLORADO AFTER 11 YEARS ON THE RUN. 47-YEAR-OLD CLEOPHUS EUGENE JOHNSON WAS CONVICTED OF RAPE AND KIDNAPPING IN 1991 AND COMMITTED TO THE ATASCADERO STATE MENTAL HOSPITAL FOR A 111-YEAR SENTENCE, BUT WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE IN 1993. JOHNSON HAS REPORTEDLY BEEN LIVING IN AURORA COLORADO FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, AND WAS ARRESTED DURING A ROUTINE NARCOTICS SWEEP . HE USED AN ALIAS WHEN ARRESTED, BUT A FINGERPRINT CHECK REVEALED HIS TRUE IDENTITY. JOHNSON IS CURRENTLY AWAITING EXTRADITION TO CALIFORNIA.