South Florida man on the lam cuffed in California 13 years after killing wife: cops

Ramone O’Neil Clayton spent more than a decade successfully dodging law enforcement after police say he murdered his wife, Stephanie Ulette Clayton, in late 2012 at a Miami Gardens gathering. He thought he had escaped the grasp of law enforcement until last week, when officers tracked him down at his California home.

On Oct. 24, the San Diego County Sheriff’s received a credible tip regarding Clayton’s whereabouts, the Miami Gardens Police Department said in a release. California detectives alerted Miami Gardens Police, and law enforcement from several agencies began assembling to arrest Clayton.

Clayton was subsequently arrested at his San Diego residence Oct. 27 by the FBI, U.S. Marshals Service and the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Task Force. He’s being held in the San Diego Main Jail until he extradited to Miami-Dade County to stand trial…

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