Triple Homicide Suspect From Michigan Arrested In New Jersey

CAPE MAY, N.J. (CBS) -- Authorities down the shore say they have arrested a Michigan man wanted in a triple murder in Detroit earlier this month.

Word comes from the Cape May County prosecutor that Cape May City police picked up 38-year-old Russell Govett of St. Clair, Michigan along with a local woman on drug charges last weekend.

The woman was given a summons, but Govett was charged with drug possession and parole violations. He is also accused of being a fugitive from justice and is held on a million dollars bail, awaiting extradition to Detroit.

That's where he is a suspect in the murders of three men on the city's east side on February 4th.

Police in the Motor City reached out after getting a tip that Govett might be staying in Cape May at the home of an acquaintance.

Authorities in Detroit tell KYW Newsradio two other suspects are in custody there.