Navy deserter, Jerry Leon Blankenship, 65, who lived in secret for 40+ years until outed by COVID shot sentenced to 25 months in prison on 21st March 2022 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville. Note: Police photo. (Greenville Police Department/Newsflash)
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24 March 2022
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A Tennessee man who deserted the US Navy 45 years ago has been jailed after being identified while receiving his COVID-19 vaccine. Jerry Leon Blankenship, 65, had been living under another identity after deserting the Navy in 1977. He remained in hiding until receiving his COVID jab at a...