ALEXANDER COUNTY, N.C. — A man accused of wearing an ankle monitor while committing a murder will spend the rest of his life in prison.
Randy Darryl Shumake pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Monday in the death of Jerry Hayes in August of 2018, Alexander County Sheriff’s Office deputies say.
Investigators believe Shumake hid Hayes’ body on a mountainside two days after he beat and shot the 77-year-old.
Shumake was wearing an ankle monitor at the time of the murder placing him at the crime scene, deputies say.
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