A former student at the University of Arkansas is arrested after a more than 40 year long manhunt.

 

The U.S Marshals arrested 76-year-old Stephen Craig Campbell earlier this month in New Mexico. Campbell began his life on the run in 1982 after failing to appear in court on a charge of attempted first-degree murder after he allegedly planted an explosive device in a toolbox and left it at the doorstep of his estranged wife and her boyfriend. The woman opened the box and lost a finger in the explosion.

 

Campbell was able to elude authorities by assuming the identity of a man who was a fellow student with Campbell. Walter Lee Coffman died at the age of 22 in 1975. Both men were engineering students at the University of Arkansas.

 

Using Coffman's identity, Campbell obtained identification including a Social Security number and purchased property in New Mexico. Campbell allegedly received more than $100,000 from the Social Security Administration using Coffman's name.

 

His true identity was confirmed with fingerprinting. Campbell faces charges of misuse of a passport and faces up to 10 years in prison. Investigators are still considering additional charges.