Authorities have captured an Arizona prison escapee and an alleged accomplice who have been on the run since last month, the Arizona Department of Corrections said late Thursday.
…McCluskey and Welch are suspected in the killings of the couple whose bodies were found in their burned out camper this month, according to authorities. A SWAT team from the Apache County Sheriff’s Department was called to the campground site, where they arrested McCluskey and Welch, Gonzales said. “Once they felt they had the opportunity, they rushed in very quickly … so they couldn’t get to their weapons,” according to Gonzales. Authorities said Welch attempted to pull out a gun, but SWAT members were able to stop her before the weapon was fired. “We’re fortunate to have these individuals in custody without further loss of life,” said Lt. Col. Steve Campbell with the Arizona Department of Public Safety. McCluskey told officers he would have killed them had he been able to get to his gun. “We were convinced that this would go down in a bloody shootout,” Gonzales said of how law enforcement officials had anticipated the apprehension of the couple would take place. McCluskey, 45, was serving a 15-year…
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