State of North Carolina

13/08/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 14/08/2024 15:47

Search underway for escaped offender

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Search underway for escaped offender

HILLSBOROUGH
Aug 13, 2024
State correctional and local law enforcement officers are seeking offender Ramone Alston (#1326788), who escaped Tuesday morning while being transported to a medical appointment in Hillsborough.
Alston, 30, is a Black male with family and friends in the area. He is serving a life sentence for a 2018 first degree murder conviction in Orange County. He was housed at Bertie Correctional Institution in Windsor.

He escaped from custody around 7 a.m. just after the transport vehicle arrived at UNC Hospitals Hillsborough Campus. He had freed himself from leg restraints and, still in handcuffs, jumped out and ran into adjacent woods.

Please do not approach. If you see him, call 911 to alert local authorities. If you have information on his whereabouts, call 919-324-1082 to share your information.

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