A Tennessee man wanted on violent felony charges is back in custody following a multi-state manhunt that ended outside an Alabama shopping mall.
Robert Dunaway Jr., 31, of Lexington, Tennessee, was apprehended Friday, June 5, by U.S. Marshals in Huntsville, Alabama. Dunaway faced outstanding warrants for aggravated kidnapping and aggravated rape in Henderson County, Tennessee.
The case began on May 15, 2026, when the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office secured arrest warrants against Dunaway in the Henderson County General Sessions Court following an investigation into allegations against him. Due to the severity of the charges, local authorities requested help from the U.S. Marshals Service Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force based in Jackson, Tennessee.
Investigators eventually tracked Dunaway’s movements out of state. After developing leads indicating he had fled to Alabama, Tennessee deputy marshals coordinated with the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force.
Members of the Alabama-based task force located Dunaway outside a Huntsville mall, where they took him into custody without incident.
Dunaway was transported to the Madison County Jail in Alabama. He remains held there while awaiting formal extradition back to Tennessee to face the charges.
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