I talked to a local waitress once. She said some of the locals felt sorry for him and left food out. approx. 50 FBI agents failed to find him, but a rookie cop with one bullet in his gun caught him in a dumpster on a Sunday morning!
I lived there then it was a lots more than 50 FBI and every bounty hunter in the county. He was on the run for 5 years. The cop that caught him was not old enough to carry a gun by law. He was tried and wanted it over other cops had given him rides and had no idea who he was. When the officer caught him Eric went in with no problems, while sitting in the booking room someone said that is Eric!
No I didn’t know him but we went to the same local stores, and some of those officers want the same fame and think everyone is a criminal. New Sheriff and it got better but we needed to be closer to doctors.