Sex offender gunman, 35, arrested after 'shooting four people in three towns across Maine overnight'
- Police have detained 35-year-old sex offender Anthony Lord
- He 'was driving 2010 stolen pickup with McCarthy written on the side'
- Four people shot in Lee, Benedicta and Silver Ridge in northern Maine
- Victims' conditions aren't known, the towns are around 40 miles apart
Police have arrested the gunman who shot four people in three different towns across Maine then fled in a stolen truck with a woman captive.
Anthony Lord, 35, was detained in Houlton, Maine, on Friday afternoon, ending a six-hour manhunt to catch the sex offender after shootings in Lee, Benedicta and Silver Ridge.
Lord, of Crystal, Maine, is a lifetime registrant on the sex offenders list after serving five years for assaulting a child under 14, WCSH 6 reported.
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Anthony Lord, 36, is wanted for the attacks overnight in Lee, Benedicta and Silver Ridge, police said
Previous convictions include criminal threatening and burglary.
There was no immediate word on the victims' conditions. The woman held in his stolen truck was safe, police said.
It is believed Lord was driving a 2010 stolen maroon pulp truck with 'McCarthy' written on the side with the license plate 631745.
The three towns are around 40 miles apart, requiring hour-long car rides to reach each victim.
The Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Steve McCausland said the search was concentrated in the Lee area.
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He didn't have further details on the shootings.
The names of the shooting victims were not immediately known.
Manhunt: The search (pictured) in concentrated in the Lee area. Police say Lord is armed
- WCSH 6 on Twitter: "JUST IN: Police are looking for 35 y/o Anthony Lord in connection to today's shootings in northern Maine http://t.co/YpaGgLVEWT"
- Nok-Noi Ricker (@NokNoiBDN) on Twitter
- Samantha Edwards on Twitter: "Anthony Lord was convicted back in 2004 & sentenced to 5 yrs for unlawful sexual contact with someone under 14 @WCSH6 @WLBZ2"
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