Authorities: Fugitive arrested in elderly man disguise
A 31-year-old fugitive was arrested Thursday at a South Yarmouth home while disguised as an elderly man, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.Shaun Miller, of Hyannis, was arraigned Friday in U.S. District Court in Boston. He was indicted in federal court in April 2016 on heroin distribution charges and had been a fugitive up until his arrest, authorities said.On Thursday, officers surrounded a the South Yarmouth residence where they believed Miller was staying and ordered him to come out. Miller, in disguise, then exited the home, according to authorities.Once officers realized the “elderly man” was in fact Miller, they pulled off his “realistic disguise” and place him under arrest, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. In a subsequent search of the home, police found two loaded weapons and $30,000 in cash, authorities said.Miller is being held until a detention hearing on August 31. He was one of 13 people charged in the indictment.Miller’s attorney, James Cipoletta, said his client plans to plead not guilty to the heroin charges. For now, he said Miller is “doing as well as can be expected.”
Miller’s disguise.
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