Updated: 6:45 PM EST Dec 13, 2020 WXII12.com Web Staff A North Carolina fugitive wanted for first-degree murder out of Alamance County was arrested in Florida on Saturday after deputies identified him by his fingerprint and tattoos.The Volusia County Sheriff s Office said Lloyd Carvon Gillis Jr., 29, was found with suspected heroin and ammunition in DeLand. Click the video player above for more information about the arrest.Gillis was wanted for the deadly Aug. 16 shooting of Christopher Gattis in Green Level, North Carolina.Deputies said the Crime Suppression Team was told Gillis Jr. was inside a house on South Adelle Avenue, so they surrounded the house and made contact with the people inside.Gillis Jr. originally told deputies his name was Cory, but fingerprints indicated that there was a 91% probability he was Lloyd, officials said. When the deputies Googled Lloyd Gillis, they found information about the murder case, Gillis Jr. s mug shot and reward inf
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Dec 13, 2020 11:07 AM DeLand, FL - A fugitive from North Carolina, wanted on homicide charges, is arrested in a DeLand home by Volusia Deputies Saturday afternoon (December 12th). The Volusia Sheriff s Office (VSO) arrived at a home off of South Adelle Avenue after receiving word that 29-year-old Lloyd Gillis was inside the residence. Gillis was wanted on a warrant for first-degree murder out of Alamance County, North Carolina. There is where he was charged in the fatal August 16 shooting of a 24-year-old man in Green Level, a town just north east of Burlington, North Carolina. Deputies arrived at the home and surrounded the property before making contact with the occupants of the home. Deputies also reported that Gillis initially identified himself as Cory Gillis, but a fingerprint scan indicated 91% probability he was Lloyd Gillis. One deputy later found a news article that not only had Gillis name, but also his face. A video released by the Sheriff s Office also sho