Brooklyn fugitive found at Walt Disney World thanks to neck tattoo

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It all came down to a distinctive neck tattoo.

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A 31-year-old Brooklyn man, who had been on the run from police for nearly a year, was spotted by a federal postal worker on vacation in Florida due to a very unique skin tag on the fugitive’s neck, reports the New York Post.

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Quashon Burton, who fled his Brooklyn home last November after being accused of falsely obtaining $150,000 in federal COVID relief aid, was spotted by federal postal inspector Jeff Andre when both men were at Florida’s Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom on Oct. 20 according to WDWNT (Walt Disney World News Today).

As luck would have it, Andrew had signed the criminal complaint against the 31-year-old Burton and recognized him by a unique ‘H’ tattoo on his neck.

Authorities say Burton allegedly stole four identities to take out federal loans meant for businesses struggling during the pandemic and used an ATM to buy money orders from a New York City post office.

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When Andre spotted Burton around 3 p.m. he alerted the local sheriff’s office and they confronted him about an hour later at a bus stop with two of his family members.

Burton refused to provide ID, resisted arrest and refused to admit who he was even after fingerprints confirmed it and was charged with resisting arrest and put in federal custody.

WDWNT reported a middle Florida Magistrate Judge ruled on Oct. 27 that Burton could be released with electronic monitoring and supervision in New York but prosecutors in the Big Apple requested he remain in custody, calling him “an extreme risk of flight.”

A Southern District of New York judge ruled on Thursday Burton should be held without bail before his trial.