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(New York - WABC, December 16, 2005) (WABC) -- Eyewitness News has learned that Peter Braunstein, the man suspected of sexually assaulting a woman while posing as a firefighter on Halloween night, has been captured in Tennessee.
Details are sketchy but we have been able to confirm that Peter Braunstein was arrested today in Tennessee. Braunstein has been the subject of an intense manhunt for about six weeks.
According to authorities, a University of Memphis staff member was walking on the western edge of the campus when the staff member recognized Braunstein from a picture in a local newspaper.
Campus police were notified and spotted Braunstein. When police approached Braunstein he reportedly pulled a knife and cut himself several times in the throat. He was rushed to and is in critical condition.
He is wanted in connection with a bizarre Halloween crime. He reportedly sexually assaulted a woman for 13 hours at gunpoint. He was able to bluff his was into her apartment by posing as a firefighter.
According to the television program, "America's Most Wanted," Braunstein was spotted donating blood at a blood bank in Memphis, Tennessee last month.
He allegedly told workers there he needed money to continue his travels, saying Kansas could be his next stop.
We will bring you additional information as we get it.
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