Jamaican fugitive Orville Pernell, who escaped from the Kingston Central police lock-up in December 2021, is in custody after being arrested by US Immigration & Customs Enforcement agents in Savannah, Georgia.
The 32 year-old escaped police custody in Jamaica while awaiting extradition to St Lucia on murder charges.
Pernell was apprehended by ICE Homeland Security Investigations and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives special agents on April 4, following an extensive investigation and multinational manhunt.
He is accused of committing a murder in St Lucia in 2020.
He escaped from custody in St Lucia during his murder trial and fled to Jamaica.
He was arrested in Jamaica in 2021 but later escaped custody.
U.S. Border Patrol agents encountered Pernell on December 7, 2022 in California, after he attempted to enter the United States using a fake identity.
He was paroled into the country and given a notice to appear.
In July 2023, Pernell was arrested by the Clayton County Sheriff in Clayton County, Georgia for the possession of a stolen motorcycle and attempting to evade arrest.
During the arrest, police discovered a stolen 9 mm handgun.
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