The FBI reportedly tracked an ex-chief of staff of former Gov. Larry Hogan through cellphones he owned.
The manhunt ended Monday night when Roy McGrath was found in Tennessee using location data from "a number of cell phones" he owned, according to Baltimore television station WBAL.
McGrath, 53, was confronted by authorities near Knoxville, Tennessee, and ultimately died from injuries sustained in a shooting involving an FBI agent. It is unknown if McGrath died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound or if he was shot by an agent.
"The FBI reviews every shooting incident involving an FBI special agent," the FBI said in a statement to the Washington Examiner on Tuesday. "The review will carefully examine the circumstances of the shooting, and collect all relevant evidence from the scene. As the review remains ongoing, I cannot further comment at this time, only to comment Mr. McGrath was transported to the hospital last evening and succumbed to his injuries."
The FBI declined to comment on the report about using cellphone location data because a review of the shooting is underway.
McGrath served as chief of staff for Hogan for less than three months from June to August 2020 after serving as director of the Maryland Environmental Service from December 2016 until May 2020. He had been charged with fraud and theft for actions purportedly taken while he was serving in the state government.
The ex-chief of staff was scheduled for a court appearance on March 13 but did not show up to court, leading to a nearly monthlong manhunt. The U.S. Marshals and the FBI were offering a combined $20,000 for information that could lead to McGrath's arrest.
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McGrath was charged with one count of falsifying a document, two counts of theft, and five counts of wire fraud. The former chief of staff also faced different charges for misconduct and wiretapping while working for Hogan. McGrath was accused of failing to use vacation time when traveling on a European cruise and taking a severance payment that was worth one year of salary for his former position as the head of the Maryland Environmental Service.
Hogan expressed support for the authorities carrying out the manhunt for McGrath in a statement last week.