Suspect wished in stabbing deaths of Massachusetts couple captured in Florida

A 27-year-old man wished within the killings of a married couple at their dwelling in a group south of Boston earlier this week has been captured in Florida, authorities introduced Saturday.

Christopher Keeley was taken into custody at about 8:20 p.m. native time Friday within the metropolis of Miami Beach by native police, in line with a news release from the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts.

It’s unclear how he was situated. The arrest had adopted a multiday manhunt for Keeley.

Carl Mattson and Vicki Mattson, each 70, had been discovered “bludgeoned and stabbed” of their Marshfield, Massachusetts, dwelling at about 9:20 p.m. Tuesday by police responding to a request for a well-being examine, the district legal professional’s workplace stated. They had been pronounced lifeless on the scene.

A canine was additionally discovered lifeless inside the house, the district legal professional’s workplace stated.

In a news convention Wednesday, authorities recognized Keeley because the suspect within the killings. Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz advised reporters Wednesday that Keeley was “acquainted” with the couple, though he didn’t disclose their actual relationship.

The victims had been focused, and the killings weren’t a random act of violence, Cruz stated. No attainable motive was disclosed.

A black Jeep Wrangler that belonged to the victims and Keeley was believed to be driving was discovered deserted early Wednesday afternoon. The automobile was present in a parking zone in Avon, which is roughly 15 miles from Marshfield.

A listening to will probably be held to find out if Keeley waives rendition, paving the way in which for him to be transported again to Massachusetts to face costs, the district legal professional’s workplace stated Saturday.