Advertisement Police catch Eric Frein, suspected state trooper killer 2 Pa. state troopers, Cpl. Bryon K. Dickson II and Trooper Alex Douglass, were shot on Sept. 12 Share Shares Copy Link Copy

After a 48-day manhunt, suspected state trooper killer Eric Frein is in police custody.Video: Watch News 8's report from Pike CountyPhotos: Eric Frein's captureFrein appeared in court Friday morning and was charged with 1st degree murder and homicide of a police officer for the shooting death of Cpl. Bryon Dickson. Frein kept quiet and showed little emotion during the brief appearance.Afterwards, police walked him out the front doors of the courthouse so everyone could see him. From the moment he emerged from the police car, people yelled at him, heckled him and cursed him...then applauded the people who caught him.Frein will be locked in the Pike County Prison. The judge denied him bail. If the case goes to trial and he's convicted, prosecutors will seek the death penalty.Members of a US Marshall's task force were making a routine search of the woods when they surprised Frein in an open field outside an abandoned aircraft hangar at the Birchwood Pocono Airpark in Monroe County Thursday evening. The airpark is not in use.Police say Frein got down on his knees, put his hands in the air and surrendered."He had no choice but to give up," State Police Commissioner, Frank Noonan said.Authorities aren't sure how long Frein was at the airport. A rifle and a pistol were found inside an airport hangar.Police say Frein was in good physical condition when captured and did not need medical attention.Law enforcement officials took Frein into custody using Cpl. Dickson's handcuffs and driven to the police barracks in Dickson's patrol car.No one was hurt in the capturing of Frein, Corbett said.After his capture, Frein was turned over to state police and taken to the same barracks where he allegedly shot and killed Dickson and wounded another trooper, Alex T. Douglass. The extensive manhunt for Frein spanned over six weeks around the woods of Canadensis, Pennsylvania, where his family has a home.In the first week of the search, police first found a partially submerged Jeep Cherokee in a pond near the scene of the shooting. Frein’s ID, shell casings, empty rifle cases, military gear and camouflage face paint were inside.In late September, police discovered an AK-47 rifle, a bag of ammo and some magazines in the Monroe County woods. Days later, NBC’s “Today” show aired clips of Frein from the documentary “Vietnam Appreciation Day.”On Sept. 24, police found cigarette packs and soiled diapers in the woods. Later, pipe bombs were found in the woods.In October, a backpack of supplies, including clothing, food and explosive devices, were found. By Oct. 27, a surveillance balloon was added to the search strategy.Halloween will be held Friday in Monroe and Pike counties.