911 calls released from convicted murderer's escape in Orange County
CARJACKING TOOK PLACE. AARON
THOMAS WRAL NEWS LIVE IN
MORRISVILLE.
>> NEW TODAY, THE REWARD FOR
INFORMATION LEADING TO THE
CAPTURE OF AN ESCAPED MURDER IS
UP TO $50,000. TODAY. WE ALSO
LEARNED THE OFFICERS INVOLVED
IN THE CASE IS STILL WORKING.
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME WE'RE
HEARING THE FRANTIC MOMENTS
AFTER THE CONVICTED MURDERER
ESCAPE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AT
AN ORANGE COUNTY HOSPITAL.
>> THAT
>> WASN'T THE COMPLETE
COMMUNICATION WILL TRY TO GET
THAT TO YOU. BUT THIS IS THE
FIRST COMMUNICATION WE'RE
HEARING IN THE MOMENTS AFTER
RAMONE ALSTON RAN FROM
OFFICERS. AND IT'S THE LAST
TIME HE WAS SEEN NEARLY 2 AND A
HALF DAYS AGO. THE BUREAU SHAUN
GALLAGHER JOINS US LIVE FROM
UFC HOSPITAL, HILLSBOROUGH.
JOHN, THIS ALL HAPPENED SO
QUICKLY.
>> IN GENERAL, WHEN WE GOT THE
TIMELINE FROM THE SHERIFF HERE
IN ORANGE COUNTY, HE EXPLAINED
HOW FAST EVERYTHING UNFOLDED,
THAT REMOTE ALSTON RAN FROM
THE HOSPITAL OVER HERE. AND IN
THE VOICES YOU'RE ABOUT TO HEAR
IN THESE 9-1-1, CALLS, YOU'LL
HEAR JUST HOW CONCERNED THEY
WERE. THAT ALSO WAS ON THE
LOOSE.
>> USC'S HILLSBOROUGH HOSPITALS
IN A RELATIVELY REMOTE
LOCATION. THERE'S ONE ROAD IN
AND ONE ROAD OUT WATERSTONE
DRIVE ON IT VERY HARD AND
BEYOND OUR WORKLOAD GUARD.
>> THIS IS THE LAST PLACE
OFFICERS SAW REMOTE ALSTON AND
9-1-1. CALLS RELEASED. TODAY.
WE'RE HEARING FROM THOSE ON
SCENE FOR THE FIRST TIME THEIR
VOICES HAVE BEEN DISTORTED TO
PROTECT THEIR IDENTITIES.
>> RIVER. IF YOU TAKE A LOOK.
>> OR WERE THEY WERE FROM?
>> ALL WE ARE YOU THAT
ACCORDING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT,
ALSTON HAD SHACKLES ON BUT WAS
ABLE TO RUN AWAY FROM THE
OFFICERS WHO TRANSPORTED HIM
GOT ON THE WHOLE LEG RESTRAINT
AND COOK THAT POINT. WE GOT A
CALL FOR. WE COULD GO TO OUR
DESPITE THOSE SHACKLES. ALSTON
ESCAPED AND HASN'T BEEN SEEN
FOR OVER 2 DAYS. SO THERE'S
NOT AGAIN, THIS IS A I DON'T
WANT TO GET INTO THE LOGISTICS
OF HOW FOLKS TO SKATE.
>> BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT
FOLKS WHO'VE BEEN INCARCERATED,
THEY USED TO WEAR THESE THINGS,
NO TRICKS THAT THEY CAN DO TO
MAKE THEM WORK FOR THEM.
AND WE PROBABLY THINK THAT'S
WHAT OCCURRED HERE.
>> ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF
CHARLES BLACKWOOD BELIEVES THIS
ESCAPE WAS PLANNED BUT SAYS
THE OFFICERS WERE ABSOLUTELY
NOT INVOLVED IN HIS ESCAPE AND
TO CONDEMN THOSE FOLKS WHAT
THEY'VE BEEN DOING AND WHAT
THEY WERE DOING. IT'S JUST
ROLL.
THESE OFFICERS ARE STILL
WORKING AT THIS TIME. THE
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
TELLING ME THAT THEY HAVE NO
INDICATION THAT THEY DID