Cops: Suspect wanted in 5 killings in Ga. captured in Miss.
Source: CNN
Cops: Suspect wanted in 5 killings in Ga. captured in Miss.
Thomas Lee surrendered to police without resistance
Author: By CNN Staff
Published On: Feb 02 2015 01:02:49 PM CST
(CNN) -- An accused killer was captured Monday at a bus station more than 250 miles from where police say he killed five people, including two teens, in a rural Georgia town.
Thomas Jesse Lee, 26, surrendered to police in Tupelo, Mississippi, without any resistance, authorities said. Lee had been on the run since Saturday from LaGrange, Georgia, where he is accused of killing his wife, her parents, a family member and a friend.
"It makes us feel very good he's in custody," said Stewart Smith, the spokesman for the Troup County Sheriff's Office in Georgia. "This was a crime where there were five murders. We've never had anything like that around here. For us to have him in custody that quick is a great relief to us and the family."
His arrest came after a bizarre, almost surreal turn of events.
Authorities said Lee attended a church service at Crossroads Baptist Church in a small town near Tupelo on Sunday. According to authorities, Lee got along with members of the congregation and they chipped in to purchase him a bus ticket to Opelika, Alabama. Smith said the bus wasn't set to leave until Monday morning.
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