That never made any sense to me either. Now they're searching cars at checkpoints. Seems to me they're not sure at all that he's in a cabin.
He stole a pick up without checking the gas gauge. It was on fumes.
there were some random shots fired from the cabin supposedly. but then all quiet. could one rig something up to sound like some shots when you weren’t really there?
it seems as if he either really did bungle his escape, or he tried to set them up to think he was gone (bungled boat heist- said he was going to mexico, wallet and badge on border) but then he tracks back up there and does weird crap like home invasion, stealing a PU. I mean, if you knew the cops and what they would do- wouldn’t you plan ahead better? why leave obvious clues as to where you were?