Murder suspect wanted in 14-year-old cold case is arrested after making simple mistake

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By James Gordon For Dailymail.com

Published: 01:19 BST, 23 September 2024 | Updated: 01:48 BST, 23 September 2024

A fishy wanted for execution successful a 14-year-old acold lawsuit has been arrested by constabulary successful Florida aft making nan simplest of driving errors.

Timothy Hickerson, 43, was pulled complete by officers in Palm Coast aft moving a reddish light on Old Kings Road.

Hickerson's apprehension was caught connected constabulary bodycam arsenic he was ordered by officers pinch nan Flagler County Sheriff's Office to get retired of his achromatic pickup truck.

The astonishment on Hickerson's look was clear to spot arsenic constabulary told him that he was not conscionable being ticketed for moving a reddish ray but being arrested connected an outstanding warrant for a 2010 execution successful Virginia.

Timothy Hickerson, 43, was pulled complete by officers successful Palm Coast aft moving a reddish ray connected Old Kings Road successful Palm Coast, Florida

Hickerson's apprehension was caught connected constabulary bodycam arsenic he was ordered by officers pinch nan Flagler County Sheriff's Office to get retired of his achromatic pickup truck

Over nan years, Shane Donahue's family and friends ne'er stopped looking for him, putting up signs, holding vigils and celebrating his day each August

Hickerson is nan premier execution fishy successful nan sidesplitting of 23-year-old Shane Donahue successful Nokesville, Virginia.

Donahue had past been seen leaving his parents' home, 1 hr southwest of Washington, DC, immoderate 14 years earlier successful March 2010.

Donahue is presumed to beryllium dormant but his assemblage was ne'er recovered and nan lawsuit went cold. 

But precocious nan lawsuit was reopened aft caller accusation was handed to investigators.

The sheriff's agency opportunity Hickerson was seen leaving Donahue's parents' location and past later returning to nan victim's home.

Hickerson is seen successful a booking photograph from nan Flagler County Jail

Police told Hickerson that he was not conscionable being ticketed for moving a reddish ray but being arrested connected an outstanding warrant for a 2010 execution successful Virginia 

Despite nan lawsuit going cold, friends and family members person agelong hoped for a breakthrough 

He was besides connected to a burglary astatine Donahue's location conscionable days earlier nan unfortunate went missing.

No motive has been fixed arsenic to why Hickerson mightiness person killed Donahue, nor is location immoderate further accusation arsenic to wherever his remains mightiness be. 

Hickerson will beryllium held in Flagler County Jail until he tin beryllium extradited to Virginia. 

'This shows location is nary specified point arsenic a elemental postulation stop. This 1 ended pinch a fugitive gathering justness who was wanted for a execution that occurred much than 14 years ago,' Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said. 

'If you're a fugitive, we will drawback you sloppy of wherever you ran from and return you to jail.'

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