Georgia fugitive captured after nationwide manhunt
Pablo Zuriel-Miranda (FBI)
ATLANTA - Pablo Zuriel-Miranda was captured in Atkinson County after being added to the FBI's Wanted list following a jail escape.
FBI fugitive search
What we know:
The FBI added Pablo Zuriel-Miranda to its Additional Wanted list on Monday. Federal law enforcement officials say Zuriel-Miranda is facing serious criminal charges and fled to avoid prosecution.
Investigators initially suspected he may be hiding in Mexico or traveling through border communities.
Atkinson County Jail escape
The backstory:
Zuriel-Miranda was being held in the Atkinson County Jail in Peason for pretrial detention on murder and aggravated assault charges. On Sunday, he was charged again with felony escape with a federal warrant being issued the following day.
According to Sheriff David Moore, he does not believe Zuriel-Miranda is in Georgia. The sheriff said he will be launching a probe into how Zuriel-Miranda was allowed out of his cell.
Unanswered questions
What we don't know:
It remains unclear if anyone helped Zuriel-Miranda evade law enforcement while he was on the run.
The Source: The information in this story was gathered from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.