Casslyn Welch and John McCluskey Arrested in Arizona
By Soumitra Mondal, Gaea News NetworkFriday, August 20, 2010
New York (GaeaTimes.com) - The three-week nationwide manhunt has finished as John McCluskey got arrested finally. A forest ranger from Arizona is being honored as “True hero” behind this success of US Armed Force. The forest ranger heard a campfire and went on to investigate it to discover a Nissan car, hidden behind a tree. He checked the license plate and came to know that it was recently stolen in Mexico. He informed police without wasting any time. Finally SWAT took the custody of John Mccluskey along with his cousin and fiance Casslyn Welch from campground at the Apache and Sitgreaves National Forests in Springerville, Arizona.
Mccluskey and few of his fellow prisoners, Tracy Province and Daniel Renwick escaped from the Arizona State Prison near Kingman by cutting through a security fence on July, 30. Daniel was captured rifle on August 1. After one week Tracy was found in Meeteetse, Wyo., on Aug. 9. Province and Renewick were imprisoned for murder. McCluskey had 15 year imprisonment for attempting a second degree murder, aggravated assault and discharge of a firearm. All three prisoner were linked in a violent killing of Gary and Linda Haas of Tecumseh, Okla. Burned bodies of them were found in a travel trailer near Santa Rosa on August 4.
Apache County Sheriff Joseph Dedman honored the US Forest Ranger as the real hero behind this Success. No blood was shed in this mission of SWAT. They rushed very quickly giving no time and grabbing their neck. Welch was about to fire with a gun but suddenly she saw herself surrounded by SWAT and had to drop it for no choice. Lt. Col. Steve Campbell from the Arizona Department of Public Safety said
We’re fortunate to have these individuals in custody without further loss of life.
The fugitive duo had cleared that they were expecting some firing. McCluskey admitted that if he got chance to enter his tent he would have killed all the officials.