CORPUS CHRISTI (Kiii News) — SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas - Authorities have arrested fugitive Lois Riess Thursday night on South Padre Island, Texas.
The U.S. Marshal Service says that Riess was arrested around 8:25 p.m. Thursday at a bar and restaurant in South Padre.
Two deputies made the arrest without any incident, according to authorities. Riess was wanted in connection with murders in Minnesota and Florida.
Earlier Thursday, the Minnesota BCA released new video of Riess.
She was wanted in connection with the murder of her husband and the subsequent murder of a woman in Florida.
The new video was captured at a Kum & Go gas station in Northwood, Iowa on March 23, the same day authorities found the body of David Riess at his Blooming Prairie home.
The video shows Lois Riess approach the cashier, purchase a sandwich, and ask for directions south, out of the state.
Investigators believe that on March 23, Riess drove to a bank in Glenville, Minnesota, and cashed over $10,000 in stolen and forged checks from her husband and his business. She later spent most of the day gambling at Diamond Jo Casino in Northwood, Iowa, before stopping at the gas station.
Riess was last seen driving Pamela Hutchinson's vehicle, a white Acura TL, with Florida license plate Y37TAA. Authorities in Florida say Riess stole this vehicle after killing Pamela Hutchinson of Bradenton, Florida.
Riess was spotted in Louisiana and Texas. Riess was considered armed and dangerous.
A $6,000 reward was being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
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