PLATTSBURGH -- The man suspected of killing Darcy R. Manor has been charged with the murders of two gay men in Nova Scotia.

Law-enforcement agencies in both the United States and Canada worked Wednesday to reconstruct the route taken by Glen Douglas Race, 26, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, who was apprehended in Texas near the Mexican border Tuesday morning.

In his possession was the .44-caliber rifle stolen from the secluded camp on Drown Road in Mooers where Manor was found murdered early last Friday.

UNAWARE OF ATTACK

Police believe that rifle was used to shoot the Mooers man, who was working on the water system at Churubusco Lodge when he was killed.

In Halifax, police consider the deaths of Michael Paul Knott, whose body was found May 5, and Trevor Charles Brewster, whose remains were discovered May 9 under a boardwalk of a park well-known as a spot where men cruise for gay sex, as possible hate crimes.

There are no similarities between the two murders in Nova Scotia and that of Manor, State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation Capt. Robert LaFountain said at a news conference Wednesday afternoon, attended by more than 20 members of Manor's family and media from both the United States and Canada.

"As of this time, we have absolutely no indication (Manor) and the suspect knew each other," he added. "Evidence thus far indicates Mr. Manor was completely unaware of the impending assault against him."

SERIAL NUMBER KEY

As State Police traveled to Houston, Texas, Wednesday to retrieve Manor's 1994 pickup truck, which was located Thursday night by Harris County Sheriff's Department, Race remained in custody at an undisclosed location in Texas.

A charge of assaulting a federal officer could be dropped if it would expedite proceedings in Clinton County, said Deputy Chief Patrol Agent Rosendo Hinojosa of U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Swanton Sector.

During a routine patrol, Border Patrol Agent Ramon Vargas Jr. spotted a man on foot carrying a bag in a field in Harlingen, Texas, about 30 miles west of Brownsville and immediately north of the Mexican border.

When Vargas approached the man -- who turned out to be Race -- he saw that he had a rifle in a bag.

Vargas attempted to take the weapon, said Hinojosa, and Race fought, injuring the agent slightly.

A check of the serial number revealed the rifle was connected with the Mooers murder, and Border Patrol contacted New York State Police.