'Most Wanted' fugitive found in Coolin

COOLIN - A California man recently featured on the television show “America's Most Wanted” was apprehended Monday morning in Coolin.

Damian Maple, 21, of San Diego, Calif., was charged with aggravated mayhem and torture in connection with a February incident that left an Australian tourist in critical condition.

According to “America's Most Wanted”, which featured the story on their March 29 broadcast, Maple and an accomplice, 46-year-old Frank Montoya, beat Robert Schneider unconscious with a skateboard before throwing him in a concrete fire pit.

The incident left Schneider in a coma with severe burns on his legs and body, a fractured skull, a broken hand and deep facial cuts.

The Monday morning arrest came as a result of tips made to San Diego Crime Stoppers and was coordinated in conjunction with the San Diego fugitive task force, U.S. Marshals and Bonner County Sheriff's Office.

Bonner County Sheriff Elaine Savage said the arrest went smoothly and without incident after Maple was found hiding under a bed at a residence on East River Road.

“The U.S. Marshals developed information that the suspect was in our area and we just helped out,” Savage said. “It was quick and easy.”

Maple is being held at the Bonner County jail awaiting extradition to San Diego, which Savage said will most likely happen within the week.

According to San Diego TV reports Montoya was arrested in Eugene, Ore.