Murder suspect who escaped jail killed after holding family

(AP) — An escaped murder suspect with little to lose made a desperate move before dawn Thursday, breaking into a house at knifepoint and holding a husband, wife and son hostage for hours in a bathroom.

After Rafael McCloud tied up the 30-year-old husband, he broke loose and fought with McCloud, who stabbed him in the back of his shoulder, Vicksburg Police Capt. Sandra Williams said.

The man told police that McCloud confronted him about 4 a.m. as he and his son entered their attached garage, which Vicksburg Police Chief Walter Armstrong said McCloud entered through a side door.

McCloud escaped the Warren County Jail on March 2 when he overcame an officer and forced the officer to give up keys, radio, pants and jacket, authorities said.

Officials combed the historic town for days, interviewing family members and friends of McCloud and poking through abandoned buildings.

Armstrong said McCloud was found wearing blue jeans and tennis shoes and said police are investigating whether someone aided him while he was on the lam.