Peter Manfredonia, fugitive Connecticut college student wanted in 2 slayings is captured
This photo provided by the Washington County, Maryland, Sheriff's Office, Thursday May 28, 2020, shows Peter Manfredonia. (Washington County, Maryland, Sheriff's Office via AP)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A fugitive college student wanted for two slayings in Connecticut has been captured in Maryland, Connecticut State Police said Wednesday night.
Peter Manfredonia had been the subject of a six-day search involving several police agencies and the FBI.
The 23-year-old University of Connecticut senior killed a 62-year-old man and wounded another in northeastern Connecticut on Friday before stealing guns and a truck, Connecticut State Police said.
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Manfredonia drove south to Derby, where he killed a high school classmate on Sunday, before abducting the man’s girlfriend and driving to New Jersey. He was later spotted using a ride-hailing service in Pennsylvania and Maryland, police said.
Manfredonia was found in Hagerstown, Maryland. He is not injured and no officers were either during the arrest, police said.
Credit: Connecticut State Police