in northwest [ stand by for captions ] reporter: they learned he had traveled here to the howard johnson in college park. this is where we are live and a police officer from prince george s county police have been guarding this motel all morning long, guarding room 412. it s kind of frightening. reporter: motel patrons waking up to the disturbing news, an accused murderer was hiding out just doors away at the howard johnson. i guess we were fortunate not to have run into him. reporter: fugitive tank force mechanics about to descend on the motel last night when they learned their man was on the move. 34-year-old daron wint running from police with his relatives drove right back into d.c. and that s where u.s. marshals cornered a box truck and this sedan. according to our news partners at the washington post, wint was in sedan at least $10,000 as a suspect in the torture and murders of savvas and amy savopoulos, their young son and housekeeper. police say he extor