An 11-year-old North Carolina boy fought off a suspected burglar with a machete, sending the thief to the hospital, where he was supposed to be monitored until police could take him into custody, but he walked out, sparking a two-day manhunt.
Jataveon Dashawn Hall, 19, is accused of breaking into a Mebane house Friday afternoon and stuffing an 11-year-old into a closet in an effort to steal electronics, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office. But the boy was able to escape from the closet and hit the thief in the back of the head with a machete.
Sheriff's deputies responded to the home, got a description of Hall from the boy, and started sharing it with area hospitals so they could be on the lookout. They got a call at about 1 p.m. that Hall had walked into UNC-Hillsborough Hospital with a head wound.
The sheriff's office obtained warrants for breaking and entering, second-degree kidnapping, interfering with emergency communications and assault on a child under 12, and instructed hospital staff to call deputies before discharging Hall.
But Hall's injury got worse, and he was transferred to UNC-Chapel Hill Hospital, according to the sheriff's office. Staff at that hospital were also told not to release Hall until sheriff's deputies were on scene to arrest him.
This is the kind of shit that needs to happen everyday. This article gives me just a little bit of hope for some of the youth to realize the nigger enemy
John Thompson
If only he chopped his head off. The dude escaped and will end up killing someone
John Thomas
Are you familiar with KELOIDS ?……….
lol Kunta Kinte will carry a neon sign on the back of his head forever.
Cameron Morales
Are you familiar with du rags? He probably doesn't care if he's breaking into homes
