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Third suspect in attempted homicide arrested

Donald G. McClain III, the third suspect in a violent two-state crime spree over the weekend, was arrested Monday afternoon, according to state police in New Castle.

He is being held on suspicion of attempted homicide and other crimes.

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McClain, 45, was an employee at Cable Hardwoods, where two people were assaulted, and authorities suspect he was involved in the use and manufacture of methamphetamine, as were the other two suspects, police said.The other two suspects — Tyler Amos, 25, and Brandy Rombold, 38 — are in custody in the Lawrence County jail and are cooperating with the police, admitting to the crimes and adding several more that the police were not yet investigating.No other information about the arrest was immediately available.

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