Delaware murder suspect tried to escape by climbing into ceiling of interview room: state police

The Brief

  • Shawn Wooten, 24, is accused of the November 2024 murder of 42-year-old Amie Bradley, whose body was found near a retention pond outside Christiana Hospital.
  • Investigators believe Wooten strangled and attempted to sexually assault Bradley, a North Carolina woman.
  • Wooten was arrested on Tuesday and allegedly attempted to climb into the ceiling to escape a state police interview room.

NEW CASTLE A Delaware murder suspect who was arrested after more than a year on the run is accused of trying to escape custody by climbing through the ceiling of a state police interview room.

The backstory:

Shawn Wooten, 24, was taken into custody on Tuesday for the November 2024 murder of 42-year-old Amie Bradley, a North Carolina woman whose body was found near a retention pond outside Christiana Hospital.

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