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A convicted murderer, who escaped custody in Hillsborough Tuesday, has left the area, according to the sheriff. Officials said the manhunt on the ground in Orange County was over as investigators follow leads to find Ramone Alston.
"That man had a plan, and there was nothing they could do to know it," Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood said Wednesday afternoon. He said he was certain Alston was not within 5 miles of the hospital where he escaped.
As of Wednesday afternoon, officials said they have searched more than 1,300 acres. Blackwood is asking residents in Hillsborough to check their surveillance footage to see whether... More in Article