Eric Matthew Frein
| Eric Matthew Frein | |
|---|---|
| FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive | |
| Charges |
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| Reward | $175,000 between FBI and PA Government |
| Description | |
| Born |
Eric Matthew Frein May 3, 1983 New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Race | White |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Status | |
| Convictions | Guilty |
| Penalty | Death |
| Added | September 18, 2014 |
| Caught | October 30, 2014 |
| Number | 503 |
| Captured | |
Eric Matthew Frein (born May 3, 1983) is an American domestic terrorist and murderer, convicted and sentenced to death for the 2014 Pennsylvania State Police barracks attack in which he shot and killed one State Trooper, and seriously injured another. A letter to his parents made it clear that he hoped to spark a revolution by his actions.
After being identified as a suspect three days after the shooting, Frein was the target of an extensive manhunt before being captured on the night of October 30, 2014 at an abandoned airport 48 days after the attack. He was convicted of the ambush in 2017, and sentenced to death.
Eric Matthew Frein was born on May 3, 1983, in New Jersey. At Pocono Mountain High School in Pennsylvania, he was often a top scorer on his school's rifle team. He was described by police as a "self-taught survivalist" with a grudge against law enforcement personnel. An early report citing friends who said that Frein was an Eagle Scout was repudiated by the CEO of the Boy Scouts of America Minsi Trails Council, where Frein had worked.
He attended East Stroudsburg University for one semester. He also attended Northampton Community College (the Bethlehem Township campus and the Monroe County campus) as a chemistry major.
In 2004, Frein was charged with burglary and grand larceny after he was accused of stealing items from vendors at a World War II reenactment in Odessa, New York. He failed to attend his trial and was arrested in Pennsylvania as a fugitive from justice. In lieu of $5,000 bail, Frein was held for 109 days in a county jail in New York on a felony charge before pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of possession of stolen property to be sentenced to time served and payment of $3,120 restitution.
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