Escaped NC killer caught in Kannapolis after being on the run three days

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — After 3 days on the run, an escaped murderer is back in custody.

According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, escaped murderer Ramone Alston was captured shortly before 2 a.m. today at a hotel on Cloverleaf Parkway in Kannapolis, in an operation that included FBI Charlotte SWAT agents, Kannapolis Police and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police.  He was taken into custody without injuries to anyone.

Shortly thereafter, a female acquaintance, Jacobia Crisp, was arrested in Alamance County and charged with felony aiding and abetting a fugitive.

Ramone Alston, serving a life sentence for the 2015 murder of 1-year-old Maleah Williams, escaped custody when corrections officers were transporting him from Bertie Correctional Institution to UNC Gastroenterology in Hillsborough to receive medical care on Aug. 13.

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More than a dozen agencies and hundreds of personnel were involved in the search for Alston.

He has been charged with felony escape, although he was already serving a life sentence for the murder of Williams.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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