Michael Herald, the suspect involved in the Hillsborough County double homicide, has been arrested in Kentucky.
Herald was arrested and charged with first degree murder for the homicide of John and Nancy Engelhart, who were found deceased at 10075 McIntosh Road in Dover. The couple were both in their 70s. Herald was a handyman for the Engleharts and was driving the victims' stolen car, a 2015 Ford Explorer, in Kentucky.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office was notified Friday, April 15, that Herald was arrested in Hazard, Kentucky. He was arrested after he left a county park while driving the missing Explorer. He was taken into custody without incident and charged with first degree murder.
Detectives from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office will be flying to Kentucky to interview Herald.
We will continue to update this story as more details are released.
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