WBRZ - Baton Rouge

PHILIPPI, W.Va.- U.S. marshals say they caught a fugitive from Louisiana after he jumped into the Tygart River, then realized he couldn't swim.

31-year-old Larry Murry of Labadieville, La., was wanted on a charge of aggravated incest.

A deputy marshal was closing in on him near Philippi on Thursday afternoon when Murry fled.

He eventually jumped into the river, made it about one-third of the way across and then announced, "I can't swim."

He then returned to shore, where State Police arrested him.

Murry is set to be arraigned by a Barbour County magistrate on a fugitive from justice charge.