Elizabeth Kolba, 33, and two girls ages 12 and 13 were found shot to death at a home in New Lisbon on Dec. 30.

Authorities say they captured a man wanted in the killing of a Wisconsin woman and two girls. The Juneau County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook that the suspect was arrested Thursday.

The Wisconsin man wanted in a triple murder of a woman and two young girls, who has been on the run for more than a week, has been arrested after a statewide manhunt.

According to the Juneau County Sheriff’s Office, Virgil Thew, a man wanted in connection to a triple homicide, is in custody. The arrest ends an over week-long manhunt for Thew, who was wanted in connection with the deaths of an adult and two children in New Lisbon.

The Juneau County Sheriff's Office reports missing and wanted man Virgil Thew has been caught and is in police custody.

Federal authorities have joined the manhunt in Wisconsin for 47-year-old Virgil Thew, who is the prime suspect in the killing of a woman and two girls in New Lisbon.

Virgil Thew, 47, has been taken into custody, according to the Juneau County Sheriff's Office, which announced his arrest on Facebook on Thursday. Thew faces three counts of first degree intentional homicide in the deaths of his girlfriend, Elizabeth Kolba, 33, and his 12-year-old stepdaughter and her 13-year-old friend.

A Wisconsin man accused of a triple homicide in New Lisbon has been apprehended, authorities announced Thursday. Virgil Thew was arrested within 30 minutes after someone reported a suspicious individual in Elroy,

Law enforcement authorities in Wisconsin have arrested and charged a man they believe killed two juveniles and an adult in late December. The New Lisbon Police Department confirmed it had arrested 47-year-old Virgil Thew after an 11-day search.