SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A five-day manhunt for a father and son accused of tying up a woman and her four teenage daughters in a Utah basement ended this weekend near a makeshift campsite at the base of rugged Wyoming mountains.
The pair had holed up in sleeping bags for the last day or two in a forest where temperatures dip into the 20s at night and nearby peaks are still snowy, authorities said. They had about a day’s worth of food and water.
In a bizarre twist after days on the run, the father surrendered because he said he grew concerned about the behavior of his armed son and helped police track the 22-year-old to their remote hideout.
Flint Wayne Harrison, 51, and Dereck James “DJ” Harrison were expected at an extradition hearing Monday in Wyoming. They were charged with 16 counts each in Utah, including kidnapping and drug possession.
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