A Vermont man accused of dragging a Massachusetts state trooper with his car, then leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase before fleeing into Connecticut has been apprehended, according to authorities.

Mason Payne was taken into custody without incident on Wednesday around 5 p.m. at a hotel in Stamford following a nearly-24 hour manhunt across multiple states. Stamford police said a subsequent search of his room and vehicle also turned up a pair of firearms.

Authorities had been on the lookout for 23-year-old Payne since Tuesday evening, when he was allegedly involved in an armed domestic assault in Dover, Vt.

Local police warned other agencies to “be on the lookout” (BOLO) for the suspect. He was later spotted driving a black Audi with a temporary Vermont registration on In

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