A MANHUNT IS UNDERWAY IN NEW MEXICO FOR A MURDER SUSPECT OUT OF MISSISSIPPI. SANDOVAL COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES SAY ALEX BRIDGES DEATON FORCED A COUPLE AT GUNPOINT INTO THE TRUNK OF THEIR CAR NEAR LA LUZ TRAIL TUESDAY NIGHT. THE TWO ESCAPED BUT DEATON SHOT THE MAN, THEN TOOK THE WOMAN INTO A NEARBY HOME. THERE, HE TOOK THE RESIDENTS’ VAN AND DROVE OFF WITH THE WOMAN. THE WOMAN LATER ESCAPED NEAR HIGHWAYS 333 AND 556.
SANDOVAL COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY DEATON THEM ABANDONED THE VAN AND TOOK A 2001 HONDA SEDAN WITH NEW MEXICO PLATE NUMBER MNF-884. HE WAS LAST SEEN ON I-25 HEADED TOWARD ALGODONES.
