New Yorker: "Next thing I see is a bunch of guys with riot shields with US Marshals written on them. Handguns pointed at my face.
The hiker was handcuffed while still in his underwear. Authorities are conducting a nationwide search for Laundrie, 23, who is the sole person of interest in the death of his fiancee, YouTube star Gabby Petito, 22.Severin and Anna, of Ithaca, New York, had been camping and hiking the Appalachian Trail since late September.Sheriff Jerry Crisp, for Graham County, North Carolina, told DailyMail.com that his department had received calls from several tipsters over the last few weeks reporting possible Laundrie sightings.
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