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 Juneau County Sheriff's Office reports missing and wanted man Virgil Thew has been caught and is in police custody.

The house in which the bodies of 33-year-old Elizabeth Kolba and two girls, 12 and 13, were found Monday, at the corner of West Bridge and North Hanover streets in New Lisbon. Virgil Thew, Kolba's boyfriend, has been charged in Juneau County Court with the triple homicide.

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.

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The Juneau County Sheriff's Office confirmed Virgil Thew, 47, of New Lisbon, was apprehended Thursday in Elroy after being on the run for more than a week.