Suspect arrested for shooting and killing a man over $5

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Updated: 2/25 2:49 pm
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Police have arrested a suspected killer after a 3 month manhunt. Investigators say James Hiawatha Russell shot and killed Philippe Foster last November, because Foster owed him $5.

Police say it took 3 months to find Russell, because he had been moving up and down the East Coast, living under assumed identities. U.S. Marshals caught up with him Friday, at a motel in Albany, Georgia.

Authorities are working to bring Russell back to Jacksonville. Once he gets here, he'll be charged with murder, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Russell also faces ID theft, drug, and weapons charges in Georgia.
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