The second of two Anchorage brothers charged in the shooting of a Caswell Lakes resident this month was taken into custody Tuesday, according to Alaska State Troopers.
Nicholas Ganoe, 26, was arrested at a Houston home by members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force on outstanding charges of attempted murder and first-degree assault, according to a trooper dispatch. He had been wanted as an "armed and dangerous" suspect since April 4, when a warrant was issued for him after the arrest of 28-year-old Charles Ganoe on the same charges.
A criminal complaint against Charles Ganoe said the brothers visited Lloyd Leach's home in Caswell Lakes on April 1. One of the brothers stayed with a Chevrolet Tahoe SUV they had driven to the scene while the other allegedly stepped to the front door and shot Leach in the hip when he answered; the home's surveillance system caught both brothers on camera during the incident.
Investigators contacted Charles Ganoe after tips from the public linked him with the Tahoe seen in the surveillance images. During an interview, Charles allegedly said he and Nicholas had visited Leach's home armed with two handguns to commit the shooting, then had gotten rid of the guns in woods near Willow.
Troopers also arrested a Houston woman at the home where Nicholas Ganoe was found Tuesday. Frieda Gillespie, 43, was held at the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility on $5,000 bail after being charged with hindering prosecution in the case.
Rochelle Liedike, with the U.S. Marshals office in Anchorage, said marshals had been keeping an eye on Nicholas Ganoe, who was seen in Anchorage on April 8.
"He spotted one of our undercover vehicles and took off at a high rate of speed," Liedike said. "We were on a brief pursuit assisted by the Anchorage Police Department in the Arctic and Benson area."
Liedike said marshals called that pursuit off due to the threat to the public, but were able to find Nicholas Ganoe in Houston and arrested him at about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. She said "investigation and other surveillance techniques" led to his location, with no tips from the public involved.
According to Liedike, the hindering-prosecution charge against Gillespie was a product of alleged involvement in both the Anchorage chase and Tuesday's arrest.
"It stems from the events of the 8th, as well as where we located (Nicholas Ganoe) yesterday," Liedike said.