Bin Laden hunter on his way back to United States

DENVER (AP) — An American on a solo mission to hunt down Osama bin Laden is on his way back to the United States.

Gary Faulkner has been detained since June 13 after authorities found him in the woods of northern Pakistan with a pistol, a sword and night-vision equipment. His brother says Faulkner left Pakistan early today and will arrive in Denver later in the day.

Faulkner is a construction worker who sold his tools to finance six trips on what relatives have called a Rambo-type mission to kill or capture bin Laden.

Scott Faulkner says he spoke to his brother briefly Tuesday and he reported being treated well Pakistan. By the excitement in his brother’s voice, Scott Faulkner thinks his brother came close to finding bin Laden.