NEW : Prosecutors continue to seek the death penalty for Frein , says district attorney . ` ` Justice will be served , '' says Pennsylvania Sen . Tom Corbett . Frein was armed with a pistol and a knife , a source says . The fugitive was reportedly spotted in a wooded area in the town of Swiftwater , about 8 miles southeast of the Canadensis area , where his family has a home . ` The self - styled murderer is suspected in the September 12 ambush of police officers .
NEW : Prosecutors continue to seek the death penalty for Frein , says district attorney . ` ` Justice will be served , '' says Pennsylvania Sen . Tom Corbett . Frein was armed with a pistol and a knife , a source says . The self - styled murderer is suspected in the September 12 ambush of police officers .