Examiner readers help marshals nab escaped kidnapping suspect

Thanks to tips from readers of The Examiner, U.S. marshals arrested a kidnapping suspect Tuesday who had been on the run since he narrowly escaped from police during a standoff three years ago.

The suspect, Derrick Arthur, led authorities on a massive manhunt in December 2005 after he got past police during a shoot-out and ducked into the National Arboretum in Northeast Washington. Arthur was never found, and eventually the trail grew stale, authorities said.