MILFORD -- Dozens of people who work and live in Milford waited out in the cold to catch a glimpse as heavily armed officers escorted Eric Frein in and out of the courtroom.
Many were loud, even cheering for troopers, and heckling the accused cop killer.
While news crews from across the northeast lined the sidewalk, people who work and live in the area gathered outside the Pike County Courthouse.
Many were hoping to catch a glimpse of Eric Frein, the man so many law informant officials were looking for, and the cause of so much fear in the Poconos.
"He deserves what he gets. I hope they don't let him sit in jail long. I hope he gets it right away," said Todd Kowinsky.
Kowinsky says he supports prosecutors pursuing the death penalty for the man accused of last month's ambush at the state police barracks at Blooming Grove that killed Cpl. Bryon Dickson and injured Trooper Alex Douglass.
"You live in fear. But you know what? You have to learn not to live in fear. You know, take it day by day. Things happen, and it's absolutely terrible though. But my heart goes to his family and I hope they are extremely happy over this," said Miranda Kowinsky.
As Eric Frein was led out of the courthouse in Milford and back to the Pike County jail, many of the people who came to the courthouse cheered for state troopers. Some heckled the accused cop killer.
"It kind of leaves a pit in your stomach. My stomach got knotted up as soon as I saw him."
Susan Sheare of Dingman Township took a detour on her way to work to see the spectacle outside court.
After seeing Frein's bruised face, Sheare says she has no doubts that he is responsible for the ambush.
"There was nothing there. There was no remorse, no feeling at all. It's just like it was a game. It was just a game to him and I don't think he's sorry that he did it," Sheare said.
Several people we talked with believe there would be no way to pick a jury in Pike County if this case does go trial.
State police and the district attorney held a news conference after the arraignment.