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An Alabama man accused of killing multiple people in Oklahoma has been snared by police in an Arkansas woodland after two days on the run with camping gear.
Stacy Lee Drake was shown grimacing with his eyes fixed on the ground while wearing a baggy khaki t-shirt and glasses as cops led him away in handcuffs in a photograph released by police after his capture.
The 50-year-old is suspected of murdering a man and a woman in the tiny town of Gans, Oklahoma, on Tuesday night, following two separate carjacking incidents.
Police issued a warning to the public about Drake later that night, saying he was on the loose in a stolen car and believed to be armed.
Police released a photograph of Stacy Lee Drake grimacing with his eyes fixed on the ground while wearing a baggy khaki t-shirt and glasses as cops led him away in handcuffs. The multiple murder suspect was caught Thursday morning after two days on the run
His disappearance sparked a manhunt involving several agencies including the Arkansas National Guard.
In a brief release, Arkansas State Police said cops found him around 10am Thursday in a wooded area more than 120 miles away from the crime scene.
They said he had been detained in Morrilton, a small city which sits near the center of the state on the Arkansas River around 50 miles north-west of Little Rock.
'Drake was taken into custody without incident after a manhunt that began late Tuesday,' the department said.
Police previously said he had bought camping gear in Morrilton and released surveillance camera images of him wearing a flat-cap and sunglasses outside a hotel in the town.
The 50-year-old is suspected of murdering a man and a woman in the tiny town of Gans, Oklahoma, on Tuesday night, following two separate carjacking incidents
Drake's disappearance sparked a manhunt involving several agencies including the Arkansas National Guard
Police previously said he had bought camping gear in Morrilton and released surveillance camera images of him wearing a flat-cap and sunglasses outside a hotel in the town.
Along with the homicides and car-jackings in Oklahoma, Drake is wanted on other felony warrants from multiple jurisdictions including aggravated robbery and carjacking.
Drake’s last known address is in Birmingham, Alabama.
The victim's identities have not yet been released and it's unknown what Drake's connection with them was.
Their bodies were transported to the Office of the Oklahoma Chief Medical Examiner for identification and to determine a cause and manner of death, according to the state Bureau of Investigation.
DailyMail.com has contacted the bureau for more information.
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