After an intense search, officials found and arrested the suspect connected to the brutal murders of a wealthy family in Washington, D.C. on May 14.

Based on DNA evidence found at the crime scene, officials have charged Daron Dylon Wint, 34, with first-degree murder while armed in the killings of Savvas Savopoulos, a wealthy manufacturing executive, along with his wife, Amy, their 10-year-old son Philip and the family's housekeeper, Veralicia Figueroa.

However, after setting the family's $5 million mansion on fire and escaping with $40,000 in cash, it was reported that Wint left D.C. and was hiding in New York City.

Around 11 p.m. Thursday night, federal marshals tracked the ex-con to a Howard Johnson Express Inn at College Park, Maryland. They said that Wint was in a white Chevrolet Cruze while traveling to D.C. with two women.  Their vehicle was following a white box truck, which police believe was driven by Wint's brother, reports The New York Daily News. Another man was also inside the truck.

After they were pulled over on Rhode Island Ave in Northeast D.C., marshals found at least $10,000 cash in the truck. All of the people with Wint were taken into custody.

The Savopoulos family and their housekeeper were found dead on May 14 in their home, which is located in the same neighborhood where Vice President Joe Biden lives. Authorities say Wint entered the home sometime before midnight on May 13 and then held the four people hostage overnight before they were killed on May 14. The house fire was reported to authorities around 1:15 p.m. that day.

According to D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier, the killings were likely "not a random crime," reports Fox News. It turns out that Wint used to work at Savopoulos' company, American Iron Works, but it is not clear whether Wint had been fired.

At one point during their hunt, authorities believed Wint fled to New York City to stay with his girlfriend in Brooklyn.

Police added that Wint is a career criminal who has been arrested for assault, burglary and rape in the past.

Following Wint's arrest, members of the Savopoulos family released a statement Friday morning, saying: "We are thankful to law enforcement who have worked so diligently to bring about an arrest in this case. While it does not abate our pain, we hope that it begins to restore a sense of calm and security to our neighborhood and to our city. We are blessed to live in a community comprised of close circles of friends who have supported us and grieve with us. We are grateful, as well, to the men and women of the fire department for their professionalism and caring. Our family, and Vera's family, have suffered unimaginable loss, and we ask for the time and space to grieve privately," reports WJLA.