Eight-state search ends in river
Source: Times Union
By Bob Gardinier
Fugitive's flight from police comes to an end
Fort Edward
An alleged serial rapist wanted in eight states was arrested here late Tuesday after he crashed a Jeep into the Hudson River while trying to elude police, pointed a gun at a man who went to his aid and was tracked down by a sheriff's deputy and his dog, Fort Edward police said.
The dramatic capture capped a monthlong manhunt and was set in motion by an alert state trooper on road patrol. The trooper spotted Gregory Lewis, 26, of Southbridge, Mass., who was classified as a "fugitive from justice," driving a stolen vehicle with no front license plate on Route 4 just south of the village shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday, police said.
Police gave chase, but Lewis eluded them before turning and speeding down Edward Street, which he apparently did not know ends in a dead end at the riverbank.
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The spot in a tributary of the Hudson River off Moon Street in Fort Edward where fugitive Gregory Lewis' SUV crashed into the water late Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014. (Bob Gardinier/Times Union)
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Gregory Lewis (Massachusetts State Police)
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