CLEVELAND — Alex Spirikaitis had approximately 10,000 rounds of ammunition and multiple semi-automatic weapons stored at Taupa Lithuanian Credit Union when authorities moved in after the Cleveland institution's collapse.

The now-captured fugitive CEO/president of Taupa Lithuanian CU also apparently knew the FBI was on his tail and was preparing to escape with a "go bag" packed with blank identification cards, cash cards and other personal hygiene items also found in his office, according to a court affidavit that came out of a hearing Tuesday in a Cleveland courtroom.

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