Fugitive Watch: Wanted by the FBI

Lorrie John Trites is wanted for illegal wiretapping.

March 31, 2008— -- Lorrie John Trites is wanted for allegedly making video and voice recordings of several young women as they changed their clothing in the ladies locker room of the college aquatic center in Lancaster, Pa.

Reward: Unknown at this time.

Hair: Brown

Eyes: Brown

Sex: Male

Height: 6' 7"

Weight: 250 - 290 pounds

Race: White

Nationality: American

Place of Birth: New Mexico

Date of Birth Used: Nov. 19, 1961

Occupations: Former swimming coach

Scars and Marks: None known.

Remarks: Trites has ties to New Mexico, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Florida, Canada, Trinidad and the Bahamas. He may have facial hair. Trites is an avid swimmer and may be involved in some way with the swimming community.

Trites made the recordings between December of 1997 and February of 1998, while he was the head swimming coach at the college. Trites was charged with six counts of violating the Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act in a local arrest warrant issued on March 10, 1998. He was then charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution in a federal arrest warrant issued in April of 1999, in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Advisory: Trites is considered armed and dangerous.

Aliases: L. John Trites, John Trites, John Morgan, "Buddy"

Contact: If you have any information concerning this person, please contact your local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate.

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