Marine deserter sought in Virginia murder hid in camper as investigators tore it apart: report
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Virginia investigators tore apart a camper without finding a fugitive Marine murder suspect who was hiding inside, according to a report.
A lawyer for Marine deserter Michael Brown claimed he was hiding in the camper “behind a cabinet, somewhere near the top” as investigators searched it, WSLS-TV reported Thursday.
The search took place Nov. 14. At the time Brown, 22, was being sought in the Nov. 9 fatal shooting of his mother’s boyfriend in Franklin County, Va. After an 18-day manhunt, he was apprehended Nov. 27. He deserted his Marine post at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina in October, officials said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The station on Friday quoted Brown as saying in an email from behind bars: "I think they did as good of a job as anyone could have done and don’t fault them for not having found me."
Investigators searched the camper for hours eventually tearing it apart, the station reported.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Brown was able to get away after investigators towed the camper to an impound lot owned by a Roanoke, Va., towing company, the station reported.
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Brown’s lawyer Deborah Caldwell-Bono said there was surveillance video showing Brown leaving the lot, the station reported.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office issued a statement Friday debunking that claim.
“We are currently unaware of any surveillance video from the impound lot in Roanoke,” it said, according to WDBJ-TV.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The station also quoted the sheriff’s office as saying that it could not confirm that Brown was in the camper at the time of the search.