A team of US Marshals captured FBI's most-wanted fugitive, Eric Frein on Thursday night and turned him over to the state police. His capture has finally brought peace to the people living in northeast Pennsylvania after 48 days of living with helicopters and heavily armed police authorities as they staged intensive manhunt operation.
Eric Frein was accused of killing a Pennsylvania state trooper, and his manhunt is finally over. Upon his capture, the 31-year-old fugitive is charged with first-degree murder and other charges in an ambush outside the state police barracks in Blooming Grove in Sept. 12.
Authorities said Frein was arrested by the US marshals near an abandoned airplane hangar. He gave himself up after being surrounded by law enforcement officials.
Governor Tom Corbett confirmed the news of Eric Frein's capture during a news conference Thursday night. According to USA Today, he was put in handcuffs belonging to the state trooper he is accusing of killing, Cpl. Byron Dickson, and placed in his victim's patrol car.
"Now, he will face justice," Gov. Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania said.
The suspect was handcuffed and subdued and was taken from a squad car and marched into the courthouse where the local residents applauded and cheered upon his arrival. Frein was wearing an orange jumpsuit.
According to the county prosecutor, Eric Frein's capture ended a lengthy an intensive manhunt operation that spent some $10 million. CNN reported that Frein was apprehended by a squad of 13 US marshals.
When the US marshals captured him, Pike County District Attorney Raymond Tonkin said he did not struggle. According to State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan, investigators searching the area did find a reserve that included a sniper rifle. The weapon appears to be consistent with casings gathered during the investigation.
Authorities also said the suspect was in good physical condition when he was captured, aside from the cut on his nose that he had before the marshals found him.
The manhunt operation for Eric Frein intensified on Tuesday after he was reportedly seen at Buck Hill Falls, a private community in the Pocono Mountains. The Huffington Post said it remained indistinct if the reports of the sighting helped lead the authorities to the suspect on Thursday.
The authorities have not confirmed a possible motive for the shooting of the troopers, but have said that the suspect preciously wrote about his hatred for the police and had been planning an attack for several years.
Eric Frein's capture has brought back the peace to the community in northeastern Pennsylvania after thick tension had masked the region for weeks. Outdoor activities and Halloween can now be celebrated in the neighborhood.
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