Photo submitted by citizen near Madison, Wisconsin showing Dane County SWAT BearCat vehicle in service on a manhunt for Paris Poe — a fugitive from Illinois (PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Kite).
Illinois fugitive, Paris Poe, was arrested Thursday about 7:00 p.m. on state Highway 30 in Madison, Wisconsin after a daylong manhunt in south-central Wisconsin. Several local schools were in lock down during the day, and police SWAT personnel were activated in an operation to apprehend the suspect. The search ended with a high-risk traffic stop with police surrounding his vehicle with guns drawn.
Paris Poe was spotted Thursday morning at the Country Inn & Suites near the border of Madison and suburban Fitchburg on Thursday morning. Police converged on the hotel, but missed his departure by about 10 minutes.
Paris Poe (law enforcement photo).
Poe was wanted for questioning regarding a federal murder investigation and for an alleged parole violation. Poe was convicted of aggravated battery and robbery in 2009 and paroled in June 2011. The wanted convict was charged yesterday with traveling across state lines to avoid custody for a parole violation.
Madison police “moving guard” following school bus in Madison, Wisconsin Thursday (PHOTO CREDIT: Mitch Kite).
All the schools in the Verona Area School District were in full lock down for almost three hours, with classroom doors locked and students told to stay down, and away from windows. Bus services were discontinued pending an all-clear from police. In some areas, buses were moving, but were followed by police. Students were only allowed to leave if their parents or guardians came to pick them up.
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