Man accused of killing stepfather in Plantation arrested after months on the run, police say

A man accused of fatally shooting his stepfather during a domestic dispute in Plantation last November has been arrested after more than seven months on the run officers disclosed Haile Selassie Richards was taken into custody on July in Dania Beach by Plantation Police detectives and officers working with the U S Marshals Amenity Richards was sought for first-degree murder in the Nov shooting of -year-old Clayous Peart inside a home located in the block of West Sunrise Boulevard Police mentioned Richards mother who is also Peart s wife witnessed the fatal shooting After the matter Richards fled in his mother s truck which he later crashed nearby before escaping on foot An intensive manhunt involving K- units and aerial promotion from the Broward Sheriff s Office followed but Richards managed to evade capture until now Detectives thanked the citizens for tips and encouraged anyone with further information related to the occurrence to contact Broward County Crime Stoppers at - -TIPS