--- title: "US Marine wanted for murder captured days after being placed on FBI’s Most Wanted list" description: "A Marine deserter has been captured in Virginia after being on the run for nearly three weeks from charges he murdered his mother's boyfriend." date: "2019-11-27" modified: "2019-11-27" authors: - name: "Paul Szoldra" job_title: "Editor" link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/paul-szoldra.md" url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/michael-brown-capture/" categories: - "Around the World" - "Marine Corps" - "Military Branches" - "News" - "United States" tags: - "justice" - "murder" --- # US Marine wanted for murder captured days after being placed on FBI’s Most Wanted list ![]() A U.S. Marine deserter suspected of allegedly killing his mother's boyfriend has been captured in Virginia, CNN [reports](). Michael Alexander Brown, 22, was arrested on Wednesday in Franklin County, Va., Capt. Phillip Young of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office told CNN. Young did not immediately respond to a phone call from Task & Purpose. In a [tweet](), the U.S. Marshals Service said Brown had been taken into custody "without incident." More details of the arrest will be shared in a press conference on Wednesday, the service said. A manhunt began for Brown after police responded to a shooting call on Nov. 9, [according]() to the Sheriff's Office. Officers responded to a home in Hardy, Va., in which the homeowner, Rodney Brown, 54, was found deceased. Authorities determined Michael Brown was a "person of interest" in the case, though he was suspected of fleeing the state. A Marine corporal, Brown failed to report for duty at Camp Lejeune, N.C. on Oct. 24, where he was assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, [according]() to Marine Corps Times. He was marked absent without leave and then recategorized as a deserter after being suspected of murder. Brown had been [placed]() on the FBI's Most Wanted list on Monday. ## Author Paul Szoldra was the Editor in Chief of Task & Purpose from October 2018 until August 2022. Since joining T&P, he has led a talented team of writers, editors, and creators who produce military journalism reaching millions of readers each month. He also founded and edits [Duffel Blog](), a popular satirical newsletter for the military. Before becoming a journalist in 2013, he served as a Marine infantryman in Afghanistan, Korea, and other areas of the Pacific. His eyes still go up every time a helicopter from Camp Pendleton flies over his office in Southern California. ### Author social links [Twitter]() [LinkedIn]() [Facebook]() [Instagram]() ## More - [Marine vet arrested on weapons charges following FBI SWAT team raid]() - [Navy civilian arrested and charged with murdering wife nearly two decades ago]() - [Fort Benning soldier facing murder charge after 5-year-old forced out of the car is killed by another vehicle]() - [Here’s what we know about the Marine Corps veteran who was murdered in Russia]() - [Here’s What We Know About The Ex-Marine Behind The Thousand Oaks Mass Shooting]() - [What’s With All These People Suddenly Trying To Breach Security At US Military Bases?]() - [Fort Jackson soldier convicted of assault after being filmed shoving a Black man]() - [He was murdered days after starting his Army career. A technicality is keeping him out of Arlington]()