Authorities said Thursday that they captured a man wanted in the killing of a Wisconsin woman and two girls. The Juneau County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook that the suspect was arrested Thursday.

Virgil Thew has been charged with killing his 37-year-old girlfriend and two girls, aged 12 and 13. NEW LISBON, Wis. — Law enforcement authorities in Wisconsin have arrested and charged a man they believe killed two juveniles and an adult in late December.

Investigators announced Thursday that Virgil Thew was taken into custody and charged with three homicide counts after a weeks-long manhunt

The Wisconsin man wanted in a triple murder of a woman and two young girls, who has been on the run for more than a week, has been arrested after a statewide manhunt.

According to the Juneau County Sheriff’s Office, Virgil Thew, a man wanted in connection to a triple homicide, is in custody. The arrest ends an over week-long manhunt for Thew, who was wanted in connection with the deaths of an adult and two children in New Lisbon.

A woman and two girls were found shot to death Dec. 30 in a New Lisbon. Police are searching for Virgil Thew, who has been charged with their deaths.

Virgil Thew is suspected of killing two girls and a woman in New Lisbon on Monday. A Wisconsin -wide alert has been issued to find 47-year-old Virgil Thew, who has been on the run since two girls and a woman were found dead inside his New Lisbon home on Monday.