The man known as the "Christmas Day Killer," Ramone Jamarr Alston, who had managed to elude authorities since his escape on Tuesday, has been apprehended in Kannapolis, North Carolina.
Alston was found over 100 miles from his original escape point near UNC Hillsborough Hospital.
According to Fox News, tactical officers successfully arrested Alston at a hotel on Cloverleaf Parkway in the early hours of Friday morning. "Alston will be charged with felony escape from prison, and is being taken to a high security unit in the state prison system," a spokesperson for the state's Department of Adult Correction announced. "There he will resume serving his life sentence for first degree murder and await court appearances for his escape charges."
In addition to Alston's capture, authorities also arrested Jacobia Crisp, a known associate of Alston, in Alamance County. Crisp is facing charges of aiding and abetting a fugitive. Investigators are currently exploring the possibility of additional accomplices and potential further charges.
Alston, 30, was serving a life sentence for the brutal murder of 1-year-old Maleah Williams. The toddler tragically lost her life to a gunshot wound to the back of the head during a drive-by shooting orchestrated by Alston.
Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood, who has known Alston for many years, described him as a "troubled child" who has been involved in criminal activity since his youth. "He's extremely cagey. He's extremely dangerous. And he has nothing to lose," Blackwood warned during a Wednesday morning briefing.
The News & Observer reported that Alston was one of two gunmen in a 2015 drive-by shooting in Chapel Hill. The assailants opened fire in an apartment complex, and a bullet tragically struck Maleah in the back of her head as her mother cradled her. This grim event underscores the importance of maintaining law and order, a cornerstone of conservative values, to protect innocent lives from such heinous acts.
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