State Police, US Marshals Find, Arrest Rape Suspect who had Escaped from Hospital
Massachusetts State Police and United States Marshals this afternoon found and apprehended Anthony Flye, 38, the rape suspect who escaped from custody while at a New Bedford hospital. Flye had escaped March 25 from a bathroom at St. Luke's Hospital, where he had been taken for treatment after injuring himself after jumping down a stairwell in a courtroom, and had been the subject of a manhunt by numerous law enforcement agencies.
As a result of their ongoing investigation into Flye's whereabouts, troopers from the State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section today directed their attention to the area around the intersection of Routes 6 and 88 in Westport. At approximately 2:15 p.m. today, troopers and marshals located a man believed to be Flye on foot on the side of Route 6. State Trooper David Reis approached the man as he walked along Route 6 under the Route 88 overpass. Reis confirmed that the man was Flye and immediately placed him into custody without incident with the assistance of Trooper Robert Gillmore of the K9 Section.
Following his arrest, Flye was brought to the Dartmouth State Police barracks to be booked on warrants charging him with multiple rape and sexual assault crimes, as well as a new warrant charging him with escape. For information on Flye's arraignment, please contact the Bristol District Attorney's Office.
As a result of their ongoing investigation into Flye's whereabouts, troopers from the State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section today directed their attention to the area around the intersection of Routes 6 and 88 in Westport. At approximately 2:15 p.m. today, troopers and marshals located a man believed to be Flye on foot on the side of Route 6. State Trooper David Reis approached the man as he walked along Route 6 under the Route 88 overpass. Reis confirmed that the man was Flye and immediately placed him into custody without incident with the assistance of Trooper Robert Gillmore of the K9 Section.
Following his arrest, Flye was brought to the Dartmouth State Police barracks to be booked on warrants charging him with multiple rape and sexual assault crimes, as well as a new warrant charging him with escape. For information on Flye's arraignment, please contact the Bristol District Attorney's Office.