More than six weeks after he escaped from a Washington, D.C., hospital, a man initially arrested in connection with a murder was recaptured Thursday, officials said.<\/p>\n
Christopher Haynes was arrested in Oxon Hill, Maryland, which is just outside of Washington, by a U.S. Marshals Service regional task force around 10:30 a.m., the agency said.<\/p>\n
Haynes, 30, fled from George Washington University Hospital about 3:30 p.m. Sept. 6, the Washington Metropolitan Police Department has said.<\/p>\n
He escaped the same day he was arrested in Manassas, Virginia, in connection with the killing of Brent Hayward on Aug. 12, police said. Hayward\u00a0was fatally shot outside a convenience store in Northeast Washington.<\/p>\n
After the arrest Sept. 6, Haynes complained about ankle pain and was taken to a hospital, police said.<\/p>\n
At the hospital, as an officer was changing his handcuff to attach one to a gurney, Haynes “physically assaulted the officer and fled from the hospital with one handcuff still attached to his right wrist,” police said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The escape prompted a manhunt that included multiple agencies that searched around the hospital, a temporary lockdown at George Washington University and temporary closures near the White House. <\/p>\n
Police said Haynes will be charged with Hayward’s murder and the escape.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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