Escaped murder convict recaptured in east Alabama after more than 1 week on the run

A person convicted of homicide who escaped from the custody of the Alabama Division of Corrections greater than every week in the past was captured Monday morning in east Alabama.

Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver stated David Kyle was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Service, the Alabama Division of Corrections and sheriff’s deputies at a residence within the Slackland neighborhood.

Kyle was assigned to ADOC’s Crimson Eagle Work Middle when he escaped custody about 5:15 p.m. on April 23. Authorities stated Kyle was not eligible for work launch because of the nature of his conviction, however met the factors for working on the heart by being inside three years of his parole date.

He had a transparent disciplinary historical past, and this resulted in his classification as a minimum-out inmate. That permitted him to be housed at Crimson Eagle Group Work Middle.

Kyle was sentenced to 99 years in jail in 2000 for capturing a Cherokee County man, Shane McKnight, in September 1998. At his 1999 trial, testimony confirmed McKnight was put into the trunk of a automobile, however may very well be heard alive as Kyle drove. Kyle then set the automobile on hearth, opened the trunk and shot McKnight once more, in accordance with testimony.

At his sentencing, then Etowah County Circuit Decide Roy Moore stated if the demise penalty would have been an choice, he would have discovered it applicable.

Following his seize Monday morning, Kyle was taken to the Cherokee County Detention Middle on fees of escape. He’ll stay held there till he’s returned to ADOC, Shaver stated.