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‘Master yachtsman’ who fled 2005 trial for sexual assault arrested off US coast

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Ronald Fischer, a 70-year-old master yachtsman, was arrested off the coast of New Jersey after evading capture for more than two decades. He fled a sexual assault trial in Rhode Island in 2005 and was subsequently convicted and sentenced to life in prison in absentia. Authorities had listed him as one of Rhode Island's most wanted fugitives, and his case was featured on America's Most Wanted. His arrest brings an end to a long-running manhunt.

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Ronald Fischer was sentenced to life in his absence for sexual assault.

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He was arrested on a sailboat off the coast of New Jersey on Thursday.

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Rhode Island state police considered Fischer one of the state's most wanted fugitives.

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  • Ronald Fischer was sentenced to life in his absence for sexual assault.
  • He fled his trial in 2005 and was captured on a sailboat off New Jersey.

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<p>Ronald Fischer, 70, was sentenced to life in his absence after telling lawyer he planned to ‘enjoy life in another country’</p><p>A “master yachtsman” who went on the run for more than two decades after fleeing a sexual assault trial in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/rhode-island">Rhode Island</a> which resulted in his conviction despite his absence was captured on Thursday on a…

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Rhode Island state police considered Fischer one of the state's most wanted fugitives.

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Ronald Fischer, known as a 'master yachtsman', was sentenced to life in prison in absentia after telling his lawyer he planned to 'enjoy life in another country'.

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He was arrested on a sailboat off the coast of New Jersey on Thursday.

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Fischer's case was repeatedly mentioned on the true-crime television program America's Most Wanted.

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