The remaining escapee from an Arizona prison was arrested along with his fiance at a campsite 300 miles east of the prison.
It ended a manhunt that had literally spanned the country.
John McCluskey had escaped with two other prisoners on July 30 from the private prison and had eluded authorities in six states before being caught, the Associated Press reported.
McCluskey, 45, and Casslyn Welch, 44, were caught at a campsite in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in eastern Arizona after a suspicious forest ranger found an unattended campsite and a Nissan backed suspiciously into the woods. The ranger actually had a brief conversation with McCluskey and then reported his discovery.
A SWAT team moved in for the capture, the Associated Press reported.
-- Lance Murray
It ended a manhunt that had literally spanned the country.
John McCluskey had escaped with two other prisoners on July 30 from the private prison and had eluded authorities in six states before being caught, the Associated Press reported.
McCluskey, 45, and Casslyn Welch, 44, were caught at a campsite in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in eastern Arizona after a suspicious forest ranger found an unattended campsite and a Nissan backed suspiciously into the woods. The ranger actually had a brief conversation with McCluskey and then reported his discovery.
A SWAT team moved in for the capture, the Associated Press reported.
-- Lance Murray
When a head-line appears in a Texas publication that includes the word 'Ranger', one assumes 'Texas Ranger', not 'Forest Ranger'.
Posted by: Rocky Ward | August 20, 2010 at 09:27 AM
Whoever selects the headlines for the ST needs a lesson. 'Ranger' is a Texas Ranger.
'Forest Ranger" is a forest ranger. Please remember the difference in Texas.
Posted by: James A - Longdrycreek Ranch, Texas | August 23, 2010 at 10:06 AM
This man just pleaded not guilty!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Vee | September 16, 2010 at 01:17 PM