[4] Washington was added to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on October 18, 1989.

[7] On April 12, 1989, New Jersey state trooper Michael J. Clayton stopped a 1979 Ford Thunderbird for an expired inspection sticker.

[8] Police searched Washington's apartment in Asbury Park and found three other weapons; a machine gun and two handguns.

A federal arrest warrant was issued for Washington on April 14, charging him with Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution and attempted murder.

[10][11] Washington still remains a fugitive and is wanted by New Jersey State Police, although by now he is believed to be dead.