Ohio Sniper Suspect Captured

Charles A. McCoy Jr., suspected of involvement in two-dozen shootings near I-270, was arrested earlier today without incident at a motel in Las Vegas six days after he fled Ohio, Reuters reported. McCoy, 28, is under investigation for a series of shootings that have targeted homes, school buses, vans, cars, delivery trucks and tractor-trailers near I-270— in the Columbus area— since May.

March 17, 2004

Charles A. McCoy Jr., suspected of involvement in two-dozen shootings near I-270, was arrested earlier today without incident at a motel in Las Vegas six days after he fled Ohio, Reuters reported.

McCoy, 28, is under investigation for a series of shootings that have targeted homes, school buses, vans, cars, delivery trucks and tractor-trailers near I-270— in the Columbus area— since May.