Fort Worth PD: Sex offender killed homeless man to fake his own death Sex offender accused of murder to fake own death

FORT WORTH — A registered sex offender trying to avoid arrest on a new child molestation case is accused of trying to fake his own death by killing a homeless man who resembled him.

Fort Worth police say Michael A. Gilbert, 42, shot the man, stuffed his body in the trunk of his car and torched the car. Police say Gilbert has tried to fake his death before.

She said police arrested Gilbert Tuesday night after a standoff of nearly seven hours ended when he cut his neck with a knife. He's hospitalized under police guard and charged with capital murder while authorities try to identify the dead man.

She said Gilbert tried to fake his death at least once before in 2002 in Biloxi, Miss.