Months-long manhunt ends in peaceful arrest of serial murder suspect

A MAN suspected in the killings of five women was arrested peacefully outside a tyre store, ending a months-long manhunt in a case that terrified women across Louisiana in the United States.

Derrick Todd Lee, 34, was taken into custody by three police officers on Tuesday night, Atlanta Police Chief Richard Pennington said.

Authorities had just missed apprehending Lee at a homeless shelter and then at a motel.