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FBI offers $50,000 reward for escapee suspected of killing NC deputy last year

PRE News & Ideas | By Annette Weston
Published May 3, 2023 at 10:49 AM EDT
(Photos: Federal Bureau of Investigation)

The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information that leads to the capture of a man suspected of murdering a North Carolina sheriff’s deputy last August.

Officials said Alder Alfonso Marin-Sotelo, who was connected to the shooting death of Wake County Deputy Ned Byrd last year, escaped from a Virginia jail on Sunday.

His sister, Adriana Marin-Sotelo, has been arrested and accused of helping him escape.

Byrd was shot and killed on Aug. 12, 2022, in Wake County.
Annette Weston
Annette is an award-winning journalist based in Eastern North Carolina. Her career includes professional stops across the Midwest, Pacific Northwest, and Southeast, recently culminating in a 2026 Region 8 Edward R. Murrow Award for Small Market Radio Best News Series for her work on the Camp Lejeune Justice Act Series. Guided by a passion for human-interest storytelling, she focuses on narratives that touch hearts and connect communities. A mother of four and grandmother of two, Annette enjoys reading and creating epic Halloween costumes in her spare time. If you have a story idea to share, please reach out by email to westona@cravencc.edu.
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