Donald Eugene Fields II (born July 9, 1964) is an American former fugitive who was added to the

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list on May 25, 2023. Fields had been wanted for the

sex trafficking Sex trafficking is human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Perpetrators of the crime are called sex traffickers or pimps—people who manipulate victims to engage in various forms of commercial sex with paying customers. Se ...

of at least one child between 2013 and 2017 in

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. Fields was the 531st fugitive to be placed on the

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's Ten Most Wanted list. On January 25, 2025, Fields was captured in

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, following a traffic stop.

Background

Fields was born in

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, on July 9, 1964. At the time of his disappearance, he lived in

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in the

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area, where he worked as a tree trimmer and an independent used car dealer.

Crimes

Between 2013 and 2017, Fields allegedly participated in a

child sex trafficking Child prostitution is prostitution involving a child, and it is a form of commercial sexual exploitation of children. The term normally refers to prostitution of a minor, or person under the legal age of consent. In most jurisdictions, child ...

ring. He is accused of "knowingly attempting to recruit, entice, provide, patronize and solicit a minor into engaging in a commercial sex act." According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Diana Collins, Fields allegedly received money, motorcycles, vacations, and Christmas presents from Theodore John Sartori Sr. in exchange for access with the minor. Fields is suspected to have committed the same crimes to two other people during the same time period. Fields has also been charged with 15 counts related to

child sexual abuse Child sexual abuse (CSA), also called child molestation, is a form of child abuse in which an adult or older adolescent uses a child for sexual stimulation. Forms of child sexual abuse include engaging in Human sexual activity, sexual activit ...

and

witness tampering Witness tampering is the act of attempting to improperly influence, alter or prevent the testimony of witnesses within criminal or civil proceedings. Witness tampering and reprisals against witnesses in organized crime cases have been a difficulty ...

in the Missouri Circuit Court system.

Disappearance

Fields and Sartori were indicted on December 7, 2022, with one count of child sex trafficking each. Sartori was arrested later that same month, and pleaded not guilty. Until his capture, Fields' location had not been known after he failed to appear for a court hearing on March 3, 2022. Fields had family in Missouri and Kentucky, and had traveled to Florida (where he was eventually arrested) in the past. He was known to visit casinos. Jennifer Isgriggs (alias Jennifer Fields), a Phelps County fugitive and Fields' suspected romantic partner, was suspected by the Phelps County Prosecuting Attorney of evading law enforcement alongside Fields. On May 25, 2023, Fields was added to the

's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, replacing Michael James Pratt, a pornographer accused of sex trafficking and child pornography offenses who was captured in 2022.

Capture

On January 25, 2025, Fields was apprehended by Lady Lake Police Sergeant Michelle Bilbrey during a traffic stop, after Bilbrey discovered Fields' license plate was unregistered. Fields identified himself with the expired Missouri drivers license of Walter Long, who bore resemblance to him. He was then identified as Fields and arrested without incident. He was initially incarcerated at the Lake County Jail in

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, where he awaited extradition to Missouri. He has pleaded not guilty on federal sex trafficking charges in

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and is currently awaiting trial.

References

External References

Former FBI ProfileInside the FBI Podcast: Top Ten Fugitive Donald Eugene Fields II
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