After a 43-hour manhunt and intense search, authorities arrested a Minnesota man accused of shooting two state Democratic lawmakers and their spouses. Vance Boelter, 57, now faces both federal and state charges in connection with the killings of Melissa Hortman and her husband,

A viral post from a right-leaning social media user falsely identified a Houston man, notably the husband of a Democratic leader, as the suspect in a politically motivated shooting that left two Minnesota lawmakers dead and two others wounded.

St. Cloud State graduate Vance Boelter appeared in federal court Monday afternoon. He is assigned a public defender, citing financial woes.

After a 43-hour search, Vance Boelter was arrested in rural Sibley County and charged with two counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder.

Eric Rudolph hid in the North Carolina wilderness for years after he bombed Centennial Olympic Park, a gay nightclub, and two abortion clinics; Boelter lasted a mere weekend. Yet both men belong to the same lineage.

Vance Boelter, the suspect in the Minnesota lawmakers' shootings, was reportedly the CEO of the Red Lion Group with connections to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The suspect built a scattered career ranging from food to retailing to private security to pastoring, public records and his online postings show.

He wounded Sen. John Hoffman and his wife but didn’t come into contact with the two other DFL legislators, investigators say.