Roy Washington captured in Greenville 09-02-2009

A MANHUNT FOR AN ACCUSED KILLER AND RAPIST IS OVER. AUTHORITIES CAPTURED ROY WASHINGTON IN GREENVILLE ON WEDNESDAY. AFTER NINE DAYS ON THE RUN, ROY WASHINGTON IS IN CUSTODY.  A TIP HELPED GREENVILLE POLICE CAPTURE THE RAPE SUSPECT. "WE'VE RECEIVED A CONCERNED CALL FROM A CITIZEN STATING THAT THEY SAW A SUBJECT THAT LOOKED LIKE MR. WASHINGTON AT THE SALVATION ARMY," SAID GREENVILLE POLICE CAPTAIN ANDREW KAHO. WHEN DETECTIVES BEGAN CLOSING IN ON HIM, KAHO SAYS WASHINGTON DENIED WHO HE WAS. "HE INITIALLY GAVE US A FALSE NAME, BUT WE DID IDENTIFY HIM AND HE JUST CAME ON WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF RESISTANCE," KAHO SAID. AFTER HIS ARREST, CLARKSDALE DETECTIVES CAME TO THE GREENVILLE POLICE STATION. THEY'VE ALSO BEEN SEARCHING FOR WASHINGTON, WHO IS A SUSPECT IN A HOMICIDE CASE. ABC SIX NEWS FIRST BROUGHT YOU THE TRAGIC STORY OF ELOISE STARKS. THE 72-YEAR-OLD WOMAN DIED AFTER A DEADLY HOME INVASION SUNDAY.  CLARKSDALE INVESTIGATORS SAY THE TWO SHARED A PAST. "HE LIVED A COUPLE OF HOMES DOWN FROM THE VICTIM AND ALSO DID SOME WORK FOR THE VICTIM SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT KIND OF RELATIONSHIP HE HAD WITH THE VICTIM," SAID CAPTAIN ROBBIE LINLEY WITH THE CLARKSDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT. BOTH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ARE HAPPY TO SEE WASHINGTON OFF THE STREETS. "WE ARE EXCITED THAT HE WAS FOUND," KAHO SAID. "WE JUST NEEDED TO GET HIM OFF THE STREETS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WANT ANOTHER VICTIM OUT THERE." SO FAR WASHINGTON HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH THE AUGUST 25 RAPE OF A GREENVILLE WOMAN. HE HAS YET TO BE FORMALLY CHARGED BY CLARKSDALE POLICE.