ELROY, Wis. — Virgil Thew, the man wanted in connection to a triple homicide in the City of New Lisbon, was taken into custody on Thursday, the Juneau County Sheriff's Office says.
In a post on Facebook, the Sheriff's Office said that Thew had been apprehended and was in custody, and that a press release would be released later Thursday.
The Sheriff's Office said that there would be an increased law enforcement presence in the City of Elroy due to the arrest.
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Various law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and U.S. Marshals service, had been searching for Thew since December 30, when a woman and two girls were found with gunshot wounds inside a New Lisbon home.
Thew is accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend, stepdaughter, and another young girl. He faces three counts of first-degree intentional homicide.
