Suspect in Pennsylvania officer capturing nabbed in West Virginia: Police

A person who police say was handcuffed when he allegedly shot a Pennsylvania police officer thrice with a gun police didn’t know he had was captured in West Virginia after greater than per week on the run, authorities stated.
Koby Lee Francis, 22, of McKeesport was taken into custody by federal marshals shortly after 6 pm on Tuesday at an condominium advanced in Clarksburg, West Virginia, Allegheny County police stated in a launch.
He can be held on the North Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility in Doddridge County whereas awaiting extradition.
Francis is charged with aggravated assault, legal try murder, particular person to not possess a firearm, flight to keep away from apprehension trial or punishment, and escape within the capturing.
It wasn’t instantly clear whether or not he had a lawyer to touch upon his behalf.
The authorities stated Officer Gerasimos Athans, 32, who has been on the McKeesport pressure for 4 years, had wounds that weren’t life-threatening.
They stated earlier that Francis had been arrested after allegedly violating a safety from abuse order earlier than the December 20 gunfire exterior the police station in McKeesport, which is positioned close to Pittsburgh.
Francis was accused of getting violated the safety from abuse order twice quickly after it was served. He was arrested and a pistol was present in his car.

On a video launched by police, the officer is seen opening the passenger aspect door of the police car parked exterior the station after which staggering again after police stated he took fireplace from throughout the car. The video exhibits Francis then rising from the car with fingers handcuffed in entrance of him and firing on the officer earlier than fleeing.
Police Superintendent Coleman McDonough instructed reporters final week that Francis “was searched, obviously” when he was arrested however “was able to secrete a weapon and that was the weapon he used … to shoot (the officer)”.
Video confirmed that he had been handcuffed along with his fingers in again of him, however he by some means managed to get his fingers in entrance of him earlier than his escape, McDonough stated.
After he was shot, the officer “emptied his weapon” in returning fireplace, however there was no proof Francis was hit, McDonough stated.