Fugitive captured after eight years in Russian taiga (VIDEO)

The man chose to live off-grid in a forest instead of doing a year of community service

Russian law enforcement officers have detained a man who spent eight years hiding in the taiga in Karelia, east of Finland, to evade a non-custodial sentence. He had been placed on the federal wanted list after failing to report for a one-year community service term for a minor offense.

According to a statement released on Thursday, officers from...