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| Ryan Kelly Chamberlain is shown in this FBI handout photo released to Reuters June 2, 2014. |
(Reuters) - A San Francisco public relations consultant who was the subject of a nationwide manhunt after federal authorities found explosive materials in a weekend raid on his apartment was arrested late on Monday, officials said. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Ryan Kelly Chamberlain, 42, sent an automated farewell message to family and friends via social media that had been timed to go out on Monday, in which he talked about his depression, romantic heartbreak and job loss. "So much was broken from this past year-and-a-half, and from moments way back before that," the Chronicle cited the three-page letter as saying. "I guess it was just insurmountable, and the time's up." Chamberlain was arrested by the FBI and local police, the FBI said in a Twitter message on Monday. Authorities said there was no known chemical, biological or radiation weapon threat after a search of his home on Saturday turned up explosive materials. Chamberlain was taken into custody "right under the Golden Gate Bridge" after authorities gave chase throughout the day, though his method of travel was unclear, ABC News reported, citing an unnamed law enforcement source. "We had been close to him all afternoon," ABC quoted the source as saying. "We never could quite get to where he was. We would find out he was in a particular location 10 or 15 minutes after he was there. He was working his way through the city." Chamberlain was a public relations contractor for several local tech and marketing companies, his online resume shows. (Additional reporting by Eric M. Johnson; Editing by Cynthia Johnston, Will Dunham and Clarence Fernandez)
