PUTNAM COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — A man is accused of murdering his girlfriend's ex-husband and the man's mother in Overton County.

After a multi-county manhunt, the suspect was arrested in Putnam County.

The warning of a murder suspect on the run Sunday afternoon caught the attention of 13-year-old Bailey Whitehead.

"I saw some dude walking around, and I told my dad, 'That is the guy the police are looking for,'" Bailey said. "I said, 'That is the shooter!'"

Daniel Whitehead is her dad.

"I got prepared, and I started running," Daniel said. "I was about halfway there, and the police tackled him and took him into custody."

The suspect was 27-year-old Payton Nations.

Investigators said that he shot and killed his girlfriend's ex-husband, Isaiah Hawkins, and his mother, Christina Hawkins,

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