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A Texas capital murder suspect who was out on bond and failed to appear in court was captured Monday after a weeks-long manhunt for the fugitive.
“Early this morning, fugitive Trevor McEuen was taken into custody,” Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office wrote on Facebook Monday, sharing a photo of a muddied and barefoot McEuen handcuffed in the backseat of a law enforcement vehicle.
McEuen had been on the run since early May, when he allegedly cut off his ankle monitor and fled the day his trial was scheduled to start in connection with the 2023 shooting of his neighbor, rancher and horse trainer Aaron Martinez.

The weeks-long manhunt for Trevor McEuen has ended. (Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office)
Gov. Greg Abbott has since cited the case when pushing for bail reform, including a state constitutional amendment that would require Texas judges to automatically deny bail for violent crimes, including murder.
On May 15, Abbott said the award for information leading to McEuen’s capture increased to $30,000, as he urged Texans to submit an anonymous tip to “help law enforcement apprehend this heinous criminal.”
The Republican governor said McEuen “is exactly why Texas must fix its broken and deadly bail system.”

Aaron Martinez owned a ranch in Texas where he trained horses. (Facebook)
The sheriff’s office promised additional details about the circumstances of the arrest would be released later Monday morning.
Fox News Digital’s Audrey Conklin contributed to this report.