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| VA police catch inmate |
| By The Washington Post |
| Published: 08/22/2006 |
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BLACKSBURG, VA. - A hunt for an escaped inmate accused of killing a sheriff's deputy and a security guard ended with his capture Monday at Virginia Tech University, where students were told to stay in their rooms, and classes were canceled on the first day of school. William Morva, 24, described by state and local law enforcement officials as an "anti-government survivalist," was found hiding shirtless and shoeless in a briar patch near campus athletic fields and less than 150 yards from where he is alleged to have shot and killed a popular and highly decorated sheriff's deputy Monday morning. Morva's capture came hours after edgy police officers interrupted what started as a placid first day of school for the 32,000 students and staff at Tech. The campus was shut down, and students were sent into locked-down dorms. Little information was provided, and rumors swirled about a gunman on the loose as hundreds of officers with machine guns and dogs and supported by helicopters searched the campus and surrounding area. Students were confined to their rooms and other school buildings while their parents watched the scene play out on national television...Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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