A manhunt launched after the murder of a police officer in Maine has come to an end after four days.
The suspect, 29-year-old John Williams, was taken into custody on Saturday afternoon after being at large since Wednesday.
At approx. 12:43 pm today, @MEStatePolice , Maine Warden Service, Fairfield, ME Police, & @FBIBoston took John Williams safely into custody. Team needed to confirm his ID w/command staff. He wouldn’t cooperate so they needed to facilitate this photo pic.twitter.com/A6uPxYV7mx
— Maine State Police (@MEStatePolice) April 28, 2018
Police believe Williams shot and killed Corporal Eugene Cole in the early morning hours of April 25 in Norridgewock, Maine—about an hour east from Bangor. Officials believe that Williams stole Corporal Cole’s marked cruiser, committed a robbery at a convenience store and then abandoned the vehicle.
A $20,000 reward was being offered by the FBI, Somerset County Sheriff’s Office and Maine State Police for information leading to his arrest.
#UPDATE #MANHUNT IS OVER. PUBLIC IS SAFE. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW.
Apr 28, 2018 at 10:05am PDT
