Agents round up fugitive’s girlfriend (Boston Herald)

Agents round up fugitive’s girlfriend
Hunt for alleged perv enters 2nd week

By Jessica Fargen
Tuesday, April 1, 2008

The Brazilian girlfriend of accused fugitive rapist Anthony Flye was arrested and detained by immigration officials yesterday as authorities continue to search for the dangerous escapee.
Flye’s girlfriend, Gilda Rodrigues Silva, was collared yesterday on Nantucket, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. She was nabbed on a deportation warrant.
There’s no evidence the 38-year-old illegal immigrant aided in Flye’s escape March 25, said Bristol County Sheriff Maj. Nelson DeGouveia.
Flye, a married 38-year-old charged with rape and incest, escaped from a New Bedford hospital, where he was being treated for injuries he suffered during a previous courthouse escape attempt. He was last spotted Wednesday at a YMCA in New Bedford.
Flye slipped away after a court officer uncuffed him so he could use the bathroom and call his girlfriend. He was gone for nearly an hour before authorities were notified of the break-out.
Police are running down dozens of tips in Massachusetts and Maine, where Flye has family, DeGouveia said.
“We’re folowing up some pretty significant leads,” he said.
Flye, a carpenter, and his wife, Dawn Flye, own a $1.1 million home in Nantucket and a place in Swansea. The sheriff’s office is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to Flye’s arrest. Call 508-995-6400 with tips.