Murder Suspect Arrested in DeKalb

DeKalb County (Ala.) Sheriff Jimmy Harris announced on Thursday that a suspect in the November 2015 murder of Kenneth DeWayne Shaw, 48, had been arrested pursuant to a grand jury indictment.

Dakota Lake Gore, 20, of Dawson, Ala., was arrested Wednesday after a short car chase. The DeKalb Sheriff’s Department reported that Dawson jumped from his vehicle and ran into the woods but was captured shortly thereafter. In addition to the murder charge, Gore was charged with resisting arrest and attempt to elude.

Sheriff Harris thanks the U.S. Marshal Service, Rainsville Police Department, Sylvania Police Department and his own DeKalb County deputies and investigators for their help in making this arrest.