Handcuffed suspect who allegedly shot Pennsylvania police officer caught after nine days
Allegheny County Police Department
By IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News
(CLARKSBURG, W.Va.) — The fugitive accused of opening fire on a police officer while handcuffed was caught Tuesday following a nine-day manhunt.
U.S. Marshals captured Koby Francis in an apartment complex in Clarksburg, West Virginia, around 6 p.m., the authorities said. On Dec. 20, the McKeesport, Pennsylvania, Police Department said officers handcuffed Francis, 22, from behind and drove him in a police SUV on suspicion of violating a protective order.
Francis allegedly got his hands in front of him during the drive to the station and ambushed Officer Gerasimos “Jerry” Athans, 32, as the officer opened the door, according to the Allegheny County Police Department. Francis allegedly had a gun on him that was not removed during the arrest, police said.