Fuquan Prince Wilson, 36, was arrested Monday morning by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force in the Bronx, according to police.
After a York County Grand Jury secretly indicted him last month, Wilson was charged with murder in connection with the July 6, 2014, shooting deaths of Russell Lavoie, 42, of Old Orchard Beach and Jeffrey Lude, 37, of Biddeford, which occured in an apartment on Western Avenue, Maine State Police Spokesman Stephen McCausland said in a statement released today.
Less than a month after the shooting, police said Wilson, who had fled the state, was the shooter and asked the public for assistance in locating him. But until the grand jury indictment, Wilson had only been charged with possessing a firearm as a felon.
Wilson is being held at the Manhattan Detention Center and extradition proceedings to bring him back to Maine will begin soon, according to McCausland.
This story will be updated.
Comments are not available on this story. Read more about why we allow commenting on some stories and not on others.
We believe it's important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It's a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others.
We do not enable comments on everything — exceptions include most crime stories, and coverage involving personal tragedy or sensitive issues that invite personal attacks instead of thoughtful discussion.
You can read more here about our commenting policy and terms of use. More information is also found on our FAQs.
Show less