Man Murdered Child, Then Escaped Custody and Fled 100 Miles Before Capture [Video]

A convicted murderer who escaped custody in North Carolina and fled more than 100 miles away has been captured, authorities announced, ending a three-day manhunt involving local and federal law enforcement agencies.

Ramone Alston, 30, was taken into custody without incident shortly before 2 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 16, at a hotel in Kannapolis, N.C., a Charlotte suburb, the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction said in a press release. The investigation involved FBI Charlotte SWAT agents, Kannapolis Police and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police.

The agency said that after Alston’s capture, a female acquaintance identified as Jacobia Crisp was arrested in Alamance County and charged with felony aiding and abetting a fugitive. It’s unclear if she has entered a plea or retained an attorney to speak on her behalf.

According to the agency, Alston will be charged with felony escape from state prison, and is being taken to a “high security unit” in …