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The US Army veteran wanted for allegedly killing four people in a smalltown Montana bar was captured Friday after seven days on the run, according to a report.

Michael Brown, 45, was taken into custody at 2 p.m. after the week-long manhunt in the rugged countryside outside the town of Anaconda, KTVH reported, citing the Clark County Sheriff’s office.

He was found in a structure within the search area that had previously been searched and cleared, according to officials.

The alleged madman is being held at the Butte-Silver Bow Detention Center, the report stated.


  Michael Paul Brown, 45, fled the scene in his underwear and disappeared into the nearby wilderness. via REUTERS Michael Paul Brown, 45, fled the scene in his underwear and disappeared into the nearby wilderness. via REUTERS

The arrest comes exactly one week after the military veteran allegedly opened fire in the Owl Bar in Anaconda killing Nancy Kelley, 64, Daniel Baillie, 59, David Leach, 70, and Tony Palm, 74.

“I am proud of the unrelenting law enforcement effort this week to find and arrest Michael Paul Brown,” Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen said in a statement following the arrest.

“The support we’ve seen for the community of Anaconda from across the state and the nation has also been remarkable. The families and friends of the victims remain in my prayers,” the statement read.


  Four people were killed in the mass shooting at The Owl Bar in Anaconda, Montana. AP Four people were killed in the mass shooting at The Owl Bar in Anaconda, Montana. AP

Brown fled the Owl bar on Aug. 1 in just his underwear after allegedly committing the heinous murders and disappeared into the wilds of Montana, according to authorities

The suspect lived next door to the bar and was a regular at the dive.

Brown served in the US Army as an armor crewman from 2001 to 2005 and was deployed to Iraq from 2004 to the end of that term, according to KTVH.

He also served in the National Guard from 2006 to 2009, that report stated.

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