From Kim Minugh
The folks at America's Most Wanted are giving due credit to federal officials and Sacramento police officers - and their "canine heroes" - after picking up a suspect wanted for three Berkeley murders who's been on the lam since May.
They did so after taking a jab at the suspect himself, who, the AMW folks point out, apparently didn't have the smarts to stay underground after his mug was plastered over national television earlier this month.
"You'd think since he appeared on AMW, triple-murder suspect Rafael Campbell should've laid low," states text posted on the AMW Web site. "However, he couldn't outrun the efforts of a large task force and two canine heroes when they tracked him down in Sacramento, Calif."
In May, the 25-year-old Campbell and three other suspects allegedly gunned down 25-year-old C.J. Davis and slammed their getaway car into two more victims. Killed were 26-year-old Todd Perea and 41-year-old Floyd Ross, according to the AMW Web site, the details of which were confirmed by federal officials Tuesday.
The violence apparently stemmed from a dispute between Campbell's gang, "N.S.O." or "North Side Oakland," and a member of Davis' family, investigators said.
A fugitive task force including U.S. Marshals, assisted by Sacramento police officers, went to an apartment complex in Natomas on Tuesday in search of Campbell. When he found out the authorities had come calling, Campbell jumped from a balcony and took off through a nearby field, Sacramento police said. It was his second fast break from the law in a week: He apparently outran the task force in Hayward last week, jumping from a balcony, scaling a razorwire fence and disappearing, according to authorities.
This time, though, Campbell didn't get far. Sacramento police K9s Angus and Sonic caught up to him, ending a six-month manhunt. He was taken into custody without further trouble - and with a couple dog bites, police said.
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