Shawn Christy was apprehended in Mifflin Township, near Columbus, Ohio Friday

The Pennsylvania man accused of threatening President Donald Trump and law enforcement officials has been arrested in Ohio.

Shawn Richard Christy was taken into custody at 4.45pm Friday in Mifflin Township, near Columbus, by US Marshals Service and task force members from Ohio and Pennsylvania.

A federal warrant was issued June 19 for the 27-year-old McAdoo man in connection to Facebook posts threatening to shoot Trump and a district attorney in Pennsylvania.

Facebook threats against Northampton County's district attorney, allegedly said: 'I promise I'll put a bullet in your head as soon as I put one in the head of President Donald J Trump.'

The US Marshals Service says Christy, a Pennsylvania man was accused of threatening President Donald Trump and law enforcement officials

The man was wanted in connection to Facebook posts threatening to shoot Trump and a district attorney in Pennsylvania

Several schools in southwest Ohio were closed Monday as federal authorities hunted for a wanted fugitive.

School district superindendent Shelley Hilderbrand tweeted early Monday morning: 'SCHOOL CLOSED MONDAY SEPT 17 - due to manhunt. The District did not want students standing at bus stops for safety reasons.'

The closures applied to three campuses in the Lucas Local School District and two in the Madison Local School District, as well as Madison Adult Education and St Mary's of the Snow Catholic School in Mansfield.

Police had warned all residents in the Mansfield area to use caution and keep their homes and cars locked.

Law enforcement offered a $20,000 reward for information leading to his detainment

Christy was last seen at around 4.45pm on Sunday after the crash on I-71. Authorities say he stole the truck from a Pennsylvania business nearly 400 miles away over the weekend

They offered a $20,000 reward for information leading to the detainment of the 'armed and dangerous' man.

Authorities say Christy stole a truck Sunday from the area of McAdoo, Pennsylvania, and fled after abandoning it Sunday on Interstate 71 in the Mansfield area, about 65 miles (104 kilometers) north of Columbus.

A US Marshals statement also said he had stolen, money and a shotgun the night before from the Skitco Iron Works in Hazle Township, Pennsylvania.

The McAdoo man is believed to have burglarized the same business on September 5.

Law enforcement had searched for him for more than two months, claiming he had threatened to use 'full lethal force on any law enforcement officer that tries to detain me'.

Pennsylvania warrants issued for Christy alleged burglary, probation violation and failure to appear for an aggravated assault case.

Christy's parents said Thursday that he had sent a Facebook message to them saying he 'was slowed down a bit' after he may have broken his knee during a Maryland 'getaway'.

The message ended: 'Stay safe, I have a mission to complete.'