TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A traffic violation led to the arrest of the suspected murderer in a 14-year-old cold case after it was reactivated in Virginia, according to Florida deputies.
Timothy Hickerson, 43, was arrested Tuesday after he ran a red light on Old Kings Road in Palm Coast. Once deputies pulled him over, they said Hickerson was wanted in Virginia for the 2010 murder of 23-year-old Shane Donahue, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said .
Donahue was last seen on March 24, 2010, leaving his parents’ home in Nokesville, which is about an hour southwest of Washington D.C. While Donahue has since been presumed dead by authorities, his remains were never located and the case went cold.
However, investigators in Virginia said they recently received new information and reactivated the investigation into Donahue’s disappearance.
According to detectives, Hickerson was seen leaving Donahue’s family home before his disappearance and then returned to the victim’s home nearby. It was also revealed that Hickerson was connected to a burglary at Donahue’s home just days before he vanished.