Quashon Burton, 31, of Brooklyn, was taken into custody Oct. 20 outside the Animal Kingdom theme park.
The sheriff’s office reports that Deputy First Class Glenn Hilliard, a 16 year veteran law enforcement officer, was killed in Pittsville.
Speaking to reporters, DA Kim Ogg described the suspect as a "professional criminal" who has been a fugitive for 25 years after a warrant was issued on an aggravated assault with a knife charge in Harris County. She said he is also wanted for murder in El Salvador
The suspect reportedly pulled out a gun during the attempted arrest in a parking garage.
The suspect, Koby Francis, 22, has managed to elude arrest for a full week since the shooting of Officer Gerasimos "Jerry" Athans, 32, outside the McKeesport, Pennsylvania, Police Department. A $15,000 reward is being offered for Francis's arrest, and an all-hands-on-deck search for him has spread out to multiple states.
The Lee County Sheriff's Office recently released video taken from its helicopter of a suspect fleeing into a wooded area after a traffic stop.
A man has been apprehended and arrested for allegedly shooting at an officer with the Detroit Police Department earlier this week.
United States Marshals have apprehended an individual accused of dragging by vehicle an officer with the North Jackson (OH) Police Department earlier this week.
An officer with the Pineville (LA) Police Department who was ambushed and shot over the weekend has now been released from the hospital and is said to be recovering at home.
The FBI arrested 77-year-old Lawrence Pusateri—who also goes by the names Luis Archuleta and Ramon Montoya—in New Mexico on Wednesday.
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