Leroy Headly, the man US Marshals had been searching for in connection with the death of his girlfriend in 2018, was captured in Jamaica over the weekend.
Headly, 38, who was wanted for the murder of Anako ‘Anette’ Lumumba, the mother of his two children, was captured in Negril on Sunday.
Lumumba, who was 33 at the time, was shot dead at their home in South Burlington, Vermont on May 3, 2018.
Marshals tell WCAX News they believe the Headley case was the first from Vermont ever elevated to the service’s “15 Most Wanted List.” Headley was recently featured on the national crime show “In Pursuit with John Walsh.”
Since Lumumba’s slaying, family members in Vermont have been caring for her children.
Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court this morning.
A date was not given for his extradition.


