MOOERS -- A Canadian man is being held in connection with Darcy Manor's murder after he was found with the high-powered rifle stolen from the rural camp where the Mooers man was killed.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent apprehended 26-year-old Glen D. Race near the Mexican border around 11 a.m. Tuesday and found him in possession of the .44-caliber rifle.

The local homicide investigation began early last Friday when Manor's body was discovered near the secluded Drown Road camp in Mooers, where he had gone to do caretaker work.

Race "is our suspect in the homicide of Darcy Manor," State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation Capt. Robert LaFountain said at a news conference Tuesday evening.

He said officials had been looking into Race as a suspect since last weekend but were unable to locate the Nova Scotia man until Tuesday.

Race had some of Manor's personal belongings when he was taken into custody in Brownsville, Texas, after unsuccessfully attempting to elude authorities, State Police said.

"There was a short struggle, and he attempted to evade arrest," said Howard Perez, a supervisory Border Patrol agent at the Champlain Port of Entry.

Officials are continuing to search for Manor's missing 1992 Ford pickup truck.

Local BCI officials were dispatched to Texas Tuesday afternoon.

As of Tuesday night, criminal charges had not been filed against Race in connection with the murder, but officials were confident that will happen.

"We will be seeking extradition on criminal charges in New York," LaFountain said.

Officials are transporting evidence to the State Police Crime Lab in Albany for analysis and are still pursuing leads in the case.

"We're still trying to piece it together," LaFountain said.

After announcing the break in the case, State Police Troop B Commander Maj. Richard Smith extended his appreciation to all law-enforcement agencies involved in the investigation and to the Manor family for their unfaltering support.

He also thanked the Mooers Fire Department for allowing police to coordinate their efforts from a temporary command post inside the station.