> if he had turned himself in in 2005 he would probably still be in prison My first impression is to agree with you (and I'd cite Abbie Hoffman as a similar ca

> if he had turned himself in in 2005 he would probably still be in prison My first impression is to agree with you (and I'd cite Abbie Hoffman as a similar case), but the article notes that Waymond's partner Ben spent only 7 months in jail for the same crime. However, the article says that Waymond had 13 felony counts against him, so maybe he had pending charges from different crimes as well? Abbie Hoffman[1] did indeed benefit from going underground for 7 years. The 1960's activist was charged with conspiracy to sell cocaine in 1973, fled and stayed hidden until 1980, and served only 4 months in jail after he turned himself in. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbie_Hoffman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbie_Hoffman