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BENJAMIN ‘CHROMEDOME’ PADDOCKAlthough he was imprisonedfor the §4,620 holdup of a branch of the Valley National Bank in Phoenix, Paddock also had been accused or two other bank robberies.Those charges were dropped after his conviction.Federal officers reported that when he was arrested in Las Vegas, Paddock attempted to run down an FBI agent with his car.“Since he has utilized firearms in previous crimes, has employed violence in attempting to evade arrest and has been diagnosed as being psychopathic, Paddock should be considered extremely dangerous,” said Palmer Jr. Baken Jr., agent in charge of the Phoenix FBI office.Baker described Paddock as being A glib, smooth-talking man who is egotistical and arrogant.He made the list after escaping on Dec. 31, 196S, from the Federal Correctional Institution at La Tuna, Tex., where he was serving a 20-vear sentence for robbing a Phoenix bank in 1960.Paddock — alias Perry Archer, Benjamin J. Butler, Leo Genstein, Pat Paddock and Patrick Benjamin Paddock — hasn’t been seen or heard from since.At the time of the robbery. Paddock lived in Tucson with his wife and four children. Neighbors said they couldn’t believe that the colorful businessman, then J4 years old, was involved in crime.Paddock sold garbage disposal units here under the business name of Arizona Disposer‘Chromedome’Co. He called himself “Big Daddy in connection with a night club operation on North 1st Avenue.Before selling the disposal units, he operated an East Broadway service station and also sold used cars.Ex-Tucsoiiian Makes FBI List Of 10 Most WantedBv GILBERT T. MATTHEWS Citizen Staff WriterKnown to his associates as ‘'Chromedome, “Old Baldy, and “Big Daddy,” Benjamin Hoskins Paddock is Tucson's contribution to the FBI's list of 10 most-wanted fugitives.
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Tucson Daily Citizen
Tucson, Arizona, US
Tue, Apr 27, 1971
Page 50
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