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Authorities to seek charges against survivalist

By Paul Foy
Published April 3, 2013 4:00am ET
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Authorities to seek charges against survivalist
FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Iron County Sheriff's Office shows a remote camp littered with supplies and trash, believed to have been left behind by Troy James Knapp, in the southern Utah wildness near Zion National Park. Authorities say they have arrested Knapp, a survivalist suspected of burglarizing Utah cabins and evading law enforcement for years. (AP Photo/Iron County Sheriff, File) | Uncredited

MANTI, Utah (AP) — Authorities were pushing Wednesday for attempted aggravated homicide charges against a survivalist suspected of burglarizing dozens of remote Utah cabins where he stayed while eluding capture for six years.

The charges were being sought after 45-year-old Troy James Knapp fired at officers in a helicopter before surrendering on Tuesday in the snow-covered mountains outside of Ferron in central Utah, Sanpete County Sheriff Brian Nielson said.

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