NJ Trooper Killer Named Wanted Terrorist

Fugitive becomes 1st woman added to FBI's most wanted terrorist list

A militant convicted of killing a New Jersey state trooper 40 years ago is nowthe first woman on the FBI's list of most wanted terrorists.

The FBI and state of New Jersey also announced Thursday a doubling of the reward, to $2 million, for the capture of Joanne Chesimard.

The state is adding its own $1 million on top of the million dollars already offered by the FBI for her capture and return.

Chesimard was a member of the Black Liberation Army. She's been on the run since 1979 when she escaped from prison, where she was serving a life term in the death of Trooper Werner Foerster.

She fled to Cuba, where she has lived under the name Assata Shakur.

Foerster was killed on May 2, 1973, during a traffic stop.

“Chesimard is a domestic terrorist who murdered a law enforcement officer execution-style,” special agent in charge of our Newark Division Aaron Ford said in a press release. “Today, on the anniversary of Trooper Werner Foerster’s death, we want the public to know that we will not rest until this fugitive is brought to justice.”

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