Fugitive Massachusetts child rape suspect who cut off GPS is caught after driving into NY lake

Published December 02, 2015

This 2014 photo provided by the Massachusetts State Police, shows Gregory J. Lewis, a child rape suspect who authorities say cut off a court-ordered GPS monitoring device and went on a cross-country crime spree. Lewis, 26, of Southbridge, was caught late Tuesday, Oct.,28, 2014 in the village of Fort Edward, N.Y., after driving into the Hudson River while fleeing from a traffic stop, said David Procopio, a Massachusetts State Police spokesman. (AP Photo/Massachusetts State Police) (The Associated Press)

A Massachusetts child rape suspect who police say cut off a court-ordered GPS monitoring device and went on a cross-country crime spree has been captured after a month on the lam.

Massachusetts State Police say 26-year-old Gregory Lewis of Southbridge was caught just before midnight Tuesday in Fort Edward Village, New York, after driving into the Hudson River while fleeing from a traffic stop.

Police say Lewis had a gun, but no shots were fired when he was apprehended.

He is expected to be arraigned Wednesday on a fugitive charge.

Lewis was released on $1,000 bail after his arraignment Aug. 6 on charges including statutory rape of a child. He fled Sept. 15.

He's suspected of crimes in several states while on the run, including Ohio, North Carolina, Colorado and Oregon.

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