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Word: mccotter (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Usage:

...pulled a .22-cal. gun, shot a guard and released six other inmates from their cells. The seven fled to the roof, thence over an 18-ft.-high chain link fence. By Saturday, searchers had caught four fugitives, but Gilbert and two others remained free. Corrections Secretary O. Lane McCotter authorized pursuers to shoot to kill if necessary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Mexico: Independence Day Breakout | 7/20/1987 | See Source »

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