The seek for Decker has been ongoing since his daughters, Paityn, 9, Evelyn, 8, and Olivia, 5, have been tragically discovered lifeless on June 2.

Nick, who was having fun with a peaceable Fourth of July weekend within the backcountry of the Sawtooth Nationwide Forest, had no thought the U.S. Marshals have been closing in on him.

He had spent Friday tenting with a buddy, who then left on Saturday whereas Nick made his means solo in direction of the Bear Creek path. It appeared like a typical tenting journey till Nick acquired a textual content from a buddy that signaled one thing was very a lot off.

“All the pieces appeared regular till my buddy that was up there with me despatched me a textual content that mentioned one thing like, ‘Bro, there is a manhunt, there is a killer that was within the campground with us,’” Nick revealed to Idaho Information 6, explaining that his buddy had additionally despatched a information article about Decker.

However even after receiving that textual content from his buddy, Nick was unaware that he was the goal police have been trying to find. As an alternative, he informed Idaho Information 6, his “intuition” was to concentrate on the terrifying thought that they’d doubtlessly spent “the evening subsequent to a assassin,” which he described as “scary.”

It wasn’t lengthy earlier than Nick realized what was taking place and contacted authorities, who then requested to talk with him at his office in Boise. This assembly coincided with the day, Wednesday, July 9, that U.S. Marshals Service Supervisory Deputy Michael Leigh confirmed to PEOPLE that the forest search had been known as off, realizing they’d the incorrect man.

Nick recounted his interrogation with police to Idaho Information 6, telling the outlet, “They pleasant interrogated me for about half an hour. It described me like, the hair, the beard, the hat, the glasses, my earrings, tattoos, my shirt. The shorts have been a unique colour, my footwear, the backpack, the situation. I used to be like ‘Oh my God, they assume I used to be that man.’”

Regardless of the resemblance perceived by others, Nick insists he would not see it.

“For my part, I do not actually appear to be the man. Granted, they noticed me from a distance. However, simply watch out as a result of this has been a bit of bit tumultuous for me and other people round me. [It’s been] disruptive at work, however I might encourage folks to do this,” he added, telling the outlet that the household was proper to name within the tip.

Whereas Nick has been dominated out, authorities are nonetheless on the lookout for Decker. His three younger daughters have been found deceased at 3:45 p.m. native time on June 2. Authorities situated Decker’s automobile close to the Rock Island Campground in Chelan County, Washington state. The ladies had not been seen since Might 30, after they went with their father for a deliberate visitation.

Post-mortem outcomes confirmed the victims’ “reason behind dying was decided to be suffocation and the way of dying was decided to be murder,” in keeping with a June 9 press launch from the Chelan County Sheriff’s Workplace.

Decker is at present needed on first-degree homicide and kidnapping expenses.

In the meantime, a GoFundMe web page established to help the ladies’ mom and Decker’s ex-wife, Whitney Decker, with bills and authorized prices, has garnered practically $1.3 million as of Tuesday, July 15.

Whitney spoke out throughout a memorial for her three daughters final month.

“I actually hope that the legacy of the ladies’ lives lives on in everybody’s coronary heart endlessly,” the grieving mother informed the 1000’s of mourners available to pay tribute to her ladies, in a video shared by NBC affiliate King 5 Seattle. “They have been unbelievable.”

The memorial marked the primary time Whitney had spoken publicly because the ladies have been allegedly discovered lifeless on the Washington state campground following their custody go to with their father.