Gregorio "Gringo" Honasan, revered by many as the spark of the 1986 "people power" movement that toppled former dictator Ferdinand Marcos, was caught by authorities at a suburban condominium.

He hurt himself by trying to jump over a fence during the brief chase, national police chief Oscar Calderon said.

Honasan, 58, was treated at a police hospital for foot injuries. He was seen in a TV report wearing blue jeans and a black shirt while being escorted in a wheelchair.

Honasan has been indicted in connection with a short-lived 2003 mutiny by about 300 junior officers, and is facing charges in connection with a failed coup in February. If convicted, he could be imprisoned for life.

"His fingerprints are in all the coup attempts. He is the guru," Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez said. "I think (his arrest) will help stabilize the country."

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's spokesman, Ignacio Bunye, said the arrest was "another milestone that brings to a close a broad conspiracy to destabilize the government."

Calderon said the government will pay an informant a $98,000 bounty for Honasan, who had been in hiding since February.

Arroyo declared a weeklong state of emergency Feb. 24 after accusing military "adventurists," communist rebels and civilian financial backers of plotting to oust her.

Dozens of opposition activists and military officers are facing charges. Calderon vowed to pursue Honasan's cohorts who had hid him for months.

As a young idealistic officer campaigning for military reform, Honasan shot to fame when he led a failed 1986 plot to overthrow Marcos. Although the coup was foiled, it helped spark the "people power" revolt that toppled the strongman.

The following year, Honasan tried and failed to topple Marcos' successor, Corazon Aquino. It was widely thought that Honasan's circle accused the Aquino government of continuing the corruption that was prevalent under Marcos and of coddling communists.

Honasan was dismissed from the military and arrested following the failed plot against Aquino, he escaped in 1988 from a prison ship and led another coup attempt the following year.

After being granted amnesty, Honasan served in the Senate from 1995 to 2004, campaigning against corruption and for reforms of the armed forces.