To New Jersey prosecutors , Caleb Lawrence McGillvary is simply a murder suspect , and a dangerous one at that . But to at least some of the thousands of fans who know him as a hero for using a hatchet to stop another man 's attack on two people in Fresno , California , accusations that the long-haired homeless hitchhiker bludgeoned a 73-year-old lawyer to death are unfathomable . `` I 'm having a hard time seeing Kai as a cold-blooded killer , '' one of his fans posted on his Facebook page Friday . `` I hope they really listen to him and do a proper investigation . '' Another fan started trying to raise money for a legal defense fund . As of midday Friday , it had collected $ 66 . McGillvary , who after the Fresno incident became known on the Internet as `` Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker , '' is accused of killing attorney Joseph Galfy Jr. at the lawyer 's Clark , New Jersey , home . Authorities who went to Galfy 's house on a welfare check after he failed to turn up at work found him Monday -- severely beaten , dressed only in socks and underwear . Philadelphia police arrested McGillvary on Thursday evening , hours after authorities identified him as a suspect and were then `` flooded with calls from around the country , '' Union County Prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow said . One of those calls came in around 5:45 p.m. from a man whose neighbor said she 'd dropped McGillvary off at a New Jersey train station earlier Thursday . Around the same time that info came in , another came in saying a worker at a Starbucks in Philadelphia had just spotted a man who looked like McGillvary . Police spotted McGillvary at a nearby Greyhound bus terminal minutes later and arrested him without incident , Romankow said . `` The investigation came together very quickly , '' the prosecutor said . Galfy and McGillvary had exchanged text messages in recent days , and investigators know McGillvary spent Sunday night at Galfy 's home , Romankow said . While authorities say they do n't know a possible motive , investigators believe McGillvary and Galfy had a sexual relationship , Romankow said . `` There has been some indication of that on Facebook , '' the prosecutor said . A post Tuesday to McGillvary 's Facebook page seems to suggest the writer felt he had been sexually assaulted and asked his fans , `` What would you do ? '' CNN is n't able to verify who posted the message . McGillvary is being held in Philadelphia pending extradition to New Jersey , Romankow said . Once transferred , we will be held on $ 3 million bond pending a first court appearance , the prosecutor said . McGillvary received national attention after CNN affiliate KMPH interviewed him about a February incident in which he had hitched a ride with a man who suddenly proclaimed to be Jesus . The man then rammed a utility worker on the side of the road before grabbing a woman who was trying to help . McGillvary 's Facebook page says that `` Kai saved a woman 's life by cleaving a man in the head , with a hatchet , after he had just hit someone with his car . '' With long hair sweeping out of a bandana , McGillvary provided a dramatic account of the rescue for the station , demonstrating how he wielded the hatchet against the rampaging motorist . `` Smash ! Smash ! Sa-mash ! '' he told the affiliate . The female bystander , apparently not injured , confirmed the incident in an interview with KMPH . The utility worker underwent surgery for non-life-threatening injuries , and the driver , who stood more than 6 feet tall and weighed at least 300 pounds , was arrested , the affiliate said . McGillvary 's story was featured on `` The Colbert Report '' and `` Jimmy Kimmel Live . '' Romankow acknowledged the Internet fame surrounding McGillvary , but said that means nothing when it comes to the accusations he is now facing . `` This man was well-known . That does n't mean he did not or could not become involved in a crime , '' Romankow told reporters before McGillvary 's arrest . `` We believe he has murdered someone -- an attorney by the way who was in the county , was well respected , well regarded for well over 40 years . '' `` I believe that everyone is a little safer with this person off the streets , '' the prosecutor said after McGillvary 's capture .
`` The investigation came together very quickly , '' the prosecutor says . Caleb Lawrence McGillvary is jailed for allegedly killing a New Jersey lawyer . Prosecutors suggest the pair had relationship ; McGillvary felt assaulted , a post suggests . Comment: