The manhunt for the suspect in a triple homicide has been arrested, according to the Juneau County Sheriff's Office. Virgil Thew, 47, was found Thursday and taken into custody in the city of Elroy. The New Lisbon Police Department said the Juneau County Communication Center received a call about a suspicious person in Elroy just before noon.

Virgil Thew is charged with three counts of first-degree intentional homicide for the death of Elizabeth Kolba, 33, and two girls, ages 12 and 13.

Virgil G. Thew is charged in the shooting deaths of a woman and two girls in New Lisbon. State and federal authorities continue to search for Thew.

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.

The house where the bodies of 33-year-old Elizabeth Kolba and two girls, ages 12 and 13, were found is at the corner of West Bridge and North Hanover Streets in New Lisbon. Virgil Thew, who is charged with the killings, was arrested Thursday in Elroy.

The Juneau County Sheriff's Office said as of Wednesday it has received 172 tips regarding the whereabouts of triple homicide suspect Virgil Thew.

Virgil Thew, 47, remains missing as of Wednesday. He is wanted on three charges of first-degree intentional homicide.

More than 170 tips have been submitted to authorities regarding the whereabouts of the suspect in a triple homicide in New Lisbon last week, the Juneau County Sheriff's Office said