FOX NEWS / AP: …The search ended Thursday night when U.S. Marshals arrested [Eric] Frein in an airport hangar near Buck Hill. Frein was slapped with the handcuffs of the Pennsylvania state trooper he allegedly shot and killed, making it a fitting end to the 48-day manhunt. Cpl. Bryon Dickson was 38-years-old when Frein allegedly opened fire outside the Blooming Grove state police barracks on Sept. 12. Dickson died from the injuries he suffered, while fellow officer Trooper Alex Douglass, 31, was seriously wounded.
Looking for Frein in the same area the team had been searching for over two months, officers thought they saw he suspect and immediately told him to surrender. Frein was able to be taken into custody without any incident.
“He did not just give up because he was tired,” state police Commissioner Frank Noonan said in a press conference late Thursday night. “He gave up because he was caught.” … (more)
