Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Fugitive is caught in Muhlenberg County

Mug shot from the
Muhlenberg Jail
Authorities in Muhlenberg County have arrested fugitive Brian Fitzgerald of Marion.

Fitzgerald, 35, had been on the run since avoiding capture in rural Crittenden County on July 25. He was wanted on drug trafficking and other charges. A record amount of methamphetamine and other drugs were allegedly found at his home in July.

Taken into custody early Tuesday morning, Fitzgerald faces multiple charges in Muhlenberg County after apparently being involved in a traffic accident and then trying elude police.

See more details in this week’s printed edition of The Crittenden Press, which will be on newsstands Wednesday.

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