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WPRO News and the Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) – A fugitive Massachusetts child rape suspect authorities say cut off a court-ordered GPS monitoring device and went on a cross country crime spree has been caught in New York.
Massachusetts State Police say 26-year-old Gregory Lewis of Southbridge was caught just before midnight Tuesday in Fort Edward Village, New York, after driving his vehicle into the Hudson River while fleeing from a traffic stop.
Lewis reportedly had a gun but was caught at the scene without any gunfire.
He is expected to be arraigned Wednesday on a fugitive charge.
Lewis was released on $1,000 bail after his arraignment Aug. 6 on charges including statutory rape of a child. He fled Sept. 15.
He’s suspected of crimes in several states while on the run, including North Carolina, Colorado and Oregon.
