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January 4, 2008

Man wanted for attempted murder caught in Rehoboth

REHOBOTH, Mass. -- State and local police nabbed a Taunton fugitive wanted for attempted murder after he fled yesterday afternoon into woods in Rehoboth, local police said.

The Massachusetts state police notified Rehoboth authorities at about 4:30 p.m. that its violent fugitive unit was searching the Horbine Road area for Jason Furtado, 36, whose last-known address is on Weir Street in Taunton.

Furtado was wanted on three outstanding warrants and had fled from the state police when they moved to apprehend him in Swansea.

The Enterprise, of Brockton, Mass., reports that Furtado allegedly tried to strangle a man Dec. 28 in Taunton. The other outstanding warrants charge Furtado with assault to commit a felony, threats, and a Brockton police warrant charging him with driving while his license was suspended, failing to stop for police and speeding, the newspaper reports.

Rehoboth police joined state police, K-9 units and a helicopter to assist in the search. Rehoboth patrolman Thomas Ranley spotted Furtado as he left the woods on Reservoir Avenue and arrested him without incident. Furtado was turned over to the state police.

-- Journal staff writer Meaghan Wims

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