By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-09-23 01:20:31 | Updated at 2024-09-30 09:22:59
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A suspect wanted for murder in a 14-year-old cold case has been arrested by police in Florida after making the simplest of driving errors.
Timothy Hickerson, 43, was pulled over by officers in Palm Coast after running a red light on Old Kings Road.
Hickerson's arrest was caught on police bodycam as he was ordered by officers with the Flagler County Sheriff's Office to get out of his white pickup truck.
The surprise on Hickerson's face was clear to see as police told him that he was not just being ticketed for running a red light but being arrested on an outstanding warrant for a 2010 murder in Virginia.
Timothy Hickerson, 43, was pulled over by officers in Palm Coast after running a red light on Old Kings Road in Palm Coast, Florida
Hickerson's arrest was caught on police bodycam as he was ordered by officers with the Flagler County Sheriff's Office to get out of his white pickup truck
Over the years, Shane Donahue's family and friends never stopped looking for him, putting up signs, holding vigils and celebrating his birthday every August
Hickerson is the prime murder suspect in the killing of 23-year-old Shane Donahue in Nokesville, Virginia.
Donahue had last been seen leaving his parents' home, one hour southwest of Washington, DC, some 14 years earlier in March 2010.
Donahue is presumed to be dead but his body was never found and the case went cold.
But recently the case was reopened after new information was handed to investigators.
The sheriff's office say Hickerson was seen leaving Donahue's parents' home and then later returning to the victim's home.
Hickerson is seen in a booking photo from the Flagler County Jail
Police told Hickerson that he was not just being ticketed for running a red light but being arrested on an outstanding warrant for a 2010 murder in Virginia
Despite the case going cold, friends and family members have long hoped for a breakthrough
He was also connected to a burglary at Donahue's home just days before the victim went missing.
No motive has been given as to why Hickerson might have killed Donahue, nor is there any further information as to where his remains might be.
Hickerson will be held in Flagler County Jail until he can be extradited to Virginia.
'This shows there is no such thing as a simple traffic stop. This one ended with a fugitive meeting justice who was wanted for a murder that occurred more than 14 years ago,' Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said.
'If you're a fugitive, we will catch you regardless of where you ran from and take you to jail.'
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