Eric Frein has been captured by the Pennsylvania State Police following a seven-week manhunt that began after he allegedly ambushed two troopers.
Frein, 31, is accused of killing one police officer and seriously injuring another. He was taken into custody Thursday, state police said, offering no details.
Frein is charged with opening fire outside the Blooming Grove barracks on September 12, killing Cpl. Bryon Dickson and seriously wounding another trooper.
Police said they linked him to the ambush after a man walking his dog discovered his partly submerged SUV days later in a swamp a few miles from the scene.
Inside, investigators found shell casings matching those found at barracks as well as Frein's driver's license, camouflage face paint, empty rifle cases and military gear.
Saying Frein was armed and extremely dangerous, officials had closed schools and urged residents to be alert and cautious as they sought to bring him in.
Using dogs, thermal imaging technology and other tools, officials combed miles of forest looking for Frein, whom they called an experienced survivalist.
They pursued countless tips and closed in on an area around Frein's parents' home in Canadensis, Pa., after he used his cell phone to try contacting them.
The signal was traced to a location about three miles away, and police ordered nearby residents to stay inside or prevented them from returning home.
Trackers found items they believe Frein hid or abandoned in the woods, including soiled diapers, empty packs of Serbian cigarettes, and an AK-47-style assault rifle.
They also found ammunition and two pipe bombs that were functional and capable of causing significant damage, raising police concerns even higher.
Perhaps most incredibly, they also discovered a journal, allegedly kept by Frein, that offered a chilling account of the ambush and his escape into the woods.
Police spotted a man they believed to be Frein at several different points during the manhunt, but he was able to evade capture and keep the law at bay.
Frein allegedly held anti-law enforcement views for many years and expressed them regularly, but the source of his alleged vendetta remains unclear.
His criminal record appears limited to a decade-old misdemeanor case involving items stolen from a World War II re-enactors event, but nothing worse.
Police found a U.S. Army manual called Sniper Training and Employment in Eric's bedroom at his parents' house, and his father said he is an excellent marksman.
Authorities believe that he had been planning some sort of confrontation with police for years, citing information they found on a computer used by Frein.
His 18-year-old sister, Tiffany Frein, earlier acknowledged that her brother "did something messed up" but told NBC News that he is "not a psycho."
The FBI named him to its 10 most wanted list.
Frein is charged with first-degree murder and two counts of possession of weapons of mass destruction filed after police discovered the pipe bombs.
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