Police have arrested and charged 28-year-old Michael Adaniel Middleton for escaping lawful custody days after he fled detention while facing a murder charge.
The Belizean construction worker from Roaring Creek Village was formally charged on Thursday, 10 July, following his recapture.
Middleton was initially arrested on 4 July alongside 23-year-old Kyle Roberts for the murder of 21-year-old Travis Swift. Swift was shot dead inside his mother’s bedroom in Camalote Village on Friday night, 13 June, shortly after returning from a nearby store. He was killed at the foot of his mother’s bed, while his younger brother narrowly escaped injury.
Nearly 30 shell casings were found at the scene.
He was wanted for a “crime of murder where a firearm was used,” Assistant Superintendent Stacy Smith told the media on July 4. She also confirmed that Middleton had escaped custody shortly after his arrest.
