Fugitive caught in N. Georgia — 27 years after escape

A fugitive who escaped from a Virginia prison in 1982 was captured Wednesday in North Georgia, the FBI said.

Ronald Reagan was in the second year of his presidency when Richard Boucher escaped from the Chesapeake, Va., prison where he was serving a 10 year sentence for robbery.

Four presidents later, the 56-year-old fugitive’s time on the run came to an end Wednesday morning in the tiny Murray County town of Eton, population about 350.

“Boucher, utilizing the alias name of Eric Colemen, had been living in Murray County for most of the last 27 years,” FBI spokesman Stephen Emmett said.

Arrested with Boucher was his wife, Debbie Boucher, 53, who had been living under the alias Debbie Coleman.

Both were arrested without incident at their home in Eton, Emmett said.