Murder suspect and fugitive David Lee Kemp turned himself in to Oklahoma authorities after being on the run for 14 years, according to the Associated Press.
The Lawton, Oklahoman man was waiting to stand trial for the murder of his ex-wife and her boyfriend. He was the only to escape the authorities after he and eight other inmates broke out on March 11, 1999.
According to Comanche County Sherriff Kenny Stradley, Kemp said he didn’t want to run anymore.
"He said that he was just tired basically of running and it was affecting his health,” Stradley said.
According to records from the Comanche County Jail, Kemp was arrested at around 1:40 a.m. local time and charged with first-degree murder and a misdemeanor escaping from a county jail.
The events leading up to his surrender began when he knocked on the window of a sleeping truck driver on Interstate 44, Stradley said.
“He said, ‘I need you to call Comanche County sheriff’s department to come up here. I need to talk to them,’” said Stradley.
A deputy arrived on the scene and thought Kemp looked familiar. After asking Kemp’s name and hearing the name, he arrested Kemp.
The charges against Kemp are for the deaths of his ex-girlfriend Christina Cremer and Robert Miller, her boyfriend.
He was able to successfully escape the nail after he and eight other inmates got passed a guard by using a large grilling fork. Most of those who escaped were captured the same day.
Kemp has been the subject of the famous TV shows “America’s Most Wanted” and “Unsolved Mysteries.”
According to Angie Cramer, who was married to Christina’s older brother, the family is experiencing a host of emotions after hearing about the arrest.
“There’s anger about what happened, then there’s the grief that comes back. There’s a lot of range of emotion that they’re going through today,” she said.
According to Jacob Russell, a spokesman for the county, Kemp has been cooperating fully with the county.
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