Fugitive convicted of homicide with a vehicle in 2020 arrested in Fayette County

UNIONTOWN, Pa. — A convicted fugitive was taken into custody by Allegheny County’s sheriff detectives in Fayette County on Wednesday.

Daquan Thompson, 28, was convicted of homicide by vehicle while DUI after a crash in 2017.

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Police said Thompson never showed up to his sentencing hearing in 2020 and has been on the run since.

Pennsylvania State Police received a tip that Thompson was in Uniontown and they passed the information along to Allegheny County detectives.

Thompson was arrested without incident. He is being in the Allegheny County Jail.

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