Convicted North Carolina killer captured after dayslong manhunt
Authorities in North Carolina say a convicted killer who escaped custody Tuesday morning has been captured.
The Orange County Sheriff's Office said Ramone Alston, 30, escaped from the Department of Correction custody while arriving to receive medical care at UNC Hospital in Hillsborough.
Alston was captured shortly before 2 a.m. Friday at a hotel on Cloverleaf Parkway in Kannapolis, in an operation that included FBI Charlotte SWAT agents, Kannapolis Police and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police, officials with the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction.
According to officials, he was taken into custody without incident.
Shortly thereafter, an alleged female acquaintance, Jacobia Crisp, was arrested in Alamance County and charged with felony aiding and abetting a fugitive, officials said.
Alston is serving a life sentence for the killing of 1-year-old Maleah Williams on Christmas Day 2015.
He will be charged with felony escape from prison, and is being taken to a high security unit in the state prison system, officials said.
Video above: Authorities detail Ramone Alston's escape
According to officials, he will resume serving his life sentence for first degree murder and await court appearances for his escape charges.
The investigation will continue to determine his movements since he escaped on Tuesday, any additional accomplices that aided him, and if he committed any other crimes while on the run, officials said.