The New Bedford Police Department, Massachusetts State Police, United States Marshals Service, and Bristol District Attorney’s Office announce that the fugitive wanted for fatally shooting two men in October was captured yesterday in North Carolina.
Thomas Vargus, one of the Massachusetts State Police Most Wanted fugitives, was captured Sunday in Pennsylvania. Vargus, 45, is wanted for the random stabbing of a dog and the assault of the woman walking the pet in Taunton last month.