FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – Another search for a murder suspect in Franklin County turned up nothing.

Investigators say a tip led them to descend on the area near where Michael Brown is alleged to have killed his mother’s boyfriend on Nov. 9.

Multiple law enforcement agencies, including deputies from Franklin and Henry Counties, the US Marshals Service and the NCIS, conducted an extensive search for a couple of hours Tuesday. The search included an armored vehicle and tactical units.

Investigators aren’t saying exactly why they returned to the crime scene en masse, but a sheriff’s spokesman says it’s believed the Marine deserter may still be hiding out in southwest Virginia.
A similar search was made in Roanoke last Thursday after a reported sighting near the home of Brown’s grandmother.

Police have now been canvassing the area for 10 days in a search that has gone nationwide.