Man arrested in Alabama on charges for his wife’s murder in Mississippi

A 32-year-old Mississippi man wanted for the murder of his wife was apprehended Monday morning in Mobile County in Alabama, according to law enforcement in both states.

Jacob Kyle McIntosh remained in the Mobile County Jail as of Tuesday morning, awaiting extradition to Mississippi.

McIntosh had been wanted since a warrant was issued for his arrest last Thursday. His wife, 31-year-old Kayle Brooke Crawford, had been reported missing in March. Remains found July 21 near the Movella community in Mississippi are believed to be those of Crawford, although investigators are awaiting DNA confirmation, according to WLOX in Biloxi.

McIntosh was entered into the National Crime Information Center and was believed to have been driving a Harley Davidson Sportster registered to his wife with an Alabama tag. A citizen reported seeing McIntosh at Hardee’s in Grand Bay Monday morning and deputies recognized him and the motorcycle, according to the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office.

A citizen reported seeing McIntosh at the Hardee’s in Grand Bay on Monday morning, according to the Mobile County sheriff’s office, which took him into custody.

The MCSO said McIntosh had ties to the Mobile area, and that some of his wife’s family live in Mobile County, according to a report by WKRG.

He has been arrested in Mobile County on several occasions dating back to 2009, with charges including drug possession, receiving stolen property, multiple counts of criminal mischief and in 2012 was a fugitive wanted by Mississippi officials on multiple charges.