John Williams is a resident of Madison, Maine.

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Williams was arrested on March 22, 2018, on a weapons charge by Massachusetts State Police after he allegedly drove a car into a ditch off Interstate 495 in Haverhill.

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On Wednesday April 25, 2018, William was free on $5,000 cash bail when he allegedly shot and killed Somerset County Sheriff Cpl.

Eugene Cole in the small town of Norridgewock, Maine.

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Williams then stole Cole's fully marked cruiser and drove it to a Cumberland Farms in Norridgewock to commit theft before abandoning the cruiser on Martin Stream Road.

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A nationwide manhunt is currently underway in the search for Williams.

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