This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/oct/30/pennsylvania-survivalist-suspect-six-weeks
The article has changed 7 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania 'survivalist' suspect captured after six weeks on the run | Pennsylvania 'survivalist' suspect captured after six weeks on the run |
| (34 minutes later) | |
| Authorities in Pennsylvania say they have captured a man accused of killing one state trooper and seriously injuring another during a September ambush. | Authorities in Pennsylvania say they have captured a man accused of killing one state trooper and seriously injuring another during a September ambush. |
| Police said on Thursday they had 31-year-old Eric Frein in custody after a six-week search in which they had found his diary, his gun and his campsites. NBC reported he had been captured in an airport hangar at the Pocono Mountain Airport. | Police said on Thursday they had 31-year-old Eric Frein in custody after a six-week search in which they had found his diary, his gun and his campsites. NBC reported he had been captured in an airport hangar at the Pocono Mountain Airport. |
| A law enforcement official told the Guardian Frein was captured by US marshals shortly before 6pm ET. “He is currently in custody at the moment,” a spokesman for the US marshals said. “Wherever he was located, from my understanding, they called out it to him, and he went into custody without incident.” | A law enforcement official told the Guardian Frein was captured by US marshals shortly before 6pm ET. “He is currently in custody at the moment,” a spokesman for the US marshals said. “Wherever he was located, from my understanding, they called out it to him, and he went into custody without incident.” |
| He was the lead suspect in the death of Cpl Bryon Dickson, 38, who gunned down in an ambush outside his rural barracks in the Pocono Mountains. Dickson, a marine veteran who joined the state police in 2007, had worked as a patrol unit supervisor in the Blooming Grove barracks since June. | He was the lead suspect in the death of Cpl Bryon Dickson, 38, who gunned down in an ambush outside his rural barracks in the Pocono Mountains. Dickson, a marine veteran who joined the state police in 2007, had worked as a patrol unit supervisor in the Blooming Grove barracks since June. |
| Trooper Alex Douglass, who was shot in the pelvis during the ambush, was released from hospital on 16 October. Frein is charged with first-degree murder in Dickson’s death, along with weapons charges. | Trooper Alex Douglass, who was shot in the pelvis during the ambush, was released from hospital on 16 October. Frein is charged with first-degree murder in Dickson’s death, along with weapons charges. |
| The image of flashing Swat vans and police cars in the dark, isolated Pocono mountains on Thursday night was reminiscent of the early nights of the manhunt, when hundreds of officers descended on the area, including those from Pennsylvania, Connecticut, the FBI, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. | |
| The manhunt for Frein began on 12 September, the day of the ambush at a police barracks in the Poconos mountains. Frein was not named as a suspect until days later when his parents’ car was discovered in a pond two miles from the barracks – inside was an assortment of items including his social security card, camouflage face paint and empty rifle cases. | The manhunt for Frein began on 12 September, the day of the ambush at a police barracks in the Poconos mountains. Frein was not named as a suspect until days later when his parents’ car was discovered in a pond two miles from the barracks – inside was an assortment of items including his social security card, camouflage face paint and empty rifle cases. |
| Police would continue to discover remnants of Frein’s hideout in the densely-wooded area during the weeks-long hunt which brought life in the rural region Frein was raised in to a standstill: schools were closed and residents were instructed to take extra-precautions as Frein is said to have expert marksman skills and to be anti-law enforcement. | Police would continue to discover remnants of Frein’s hideout in the densely-wooded area during the weeks-long hunt which brought life in the rural region Frein was raised in to a standstill: schools were closed and residents were instructed to take extra-precautions as Frein is said to have expert marksman skills and to be anti-law enforcement. |
| He also had participated in war re-enactment groups and was said to be heavily immersed in the scene. A search of his computers showed that he had once looked up: “how to avoid police manhunts” and studied survivalist tactics. | He also had participated in war re-enactment groups and was said to be heavily immersed in the scene. A search of his computers showed that he had once looked up: “how to avoid police manhunts” and studied survivalist tactics. |
| The area he hid in was particularly suited for a long hideout. The Poconos mountains woods are extremely dense, as is the underbrush that coats the ground. Local hunters said that visibility in the area could be 70 yards on an average day and that there were plenty of water resources. Because the area is popular for hunters, there were also plenty of cabins he could hide in, along with summer homes and foreclosed properties. | The area he hid in was particularly suited for a long hideout. The Poconos mountains woods are extremely dense, as is the underbrush that coats the ground. Local hunters said that visibility in the area could be 70 yards on an average day and that there were plenty of water resources. Because the area is popular for hunters, there were also plenty of cabins he could hide in, along with summer homes and foreclosed properties. |
| The intensity of the search had lingering effects on businesses and individuals. US senator Bob Casey sent a letter to the federal government requesting aid for businesses that had to close or saw less customers because of the search. One Pennsylvania man said he was stopped by police multiple times during his walks through the mountains to work because of his resemblance to Frein. | The intensity of the search had lingering effects on businesses and individuals. US senator Bob Casey sent a letter to the federal government requesting aid for businesses that had to close or saw less customers because of the search. One Pennsylvania man said he was stopped by police multiple times during his walks through the mountains to work because of his resemblance to Frein. |
| School sports games and community events were cancelled during the 48-day search, though his capture means that the weekend’s Halloween celebrations would occur in a considerably more festive atmosphere. | School sports games and community events were cancelled during the 48-day search, though his capture means that the weekend’s Halloween celebrations would occur in a considerably more festive atmosphere. |
| Barrett Township supervisors told the Associated Press on Thursday they hoped to pull together a trick-or-treating even on Friday now that Frein has been captured. |