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Sheriff: Escaped Florida murder suspect armed, has help

Authorities search Regal Trace apartment complex for Dayonte Resiles after he escaped from the Broward County Courthouse, Friday, July 15, 2016, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Resiles, who was awaiting trial for the slaying of a woman whose family founded the Halliburton oil services company, slipped out of his shackles and bolted from a courthouse Friday just before a hearing on whether he could face the death penalty. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP) Authorities search Regal Trace apartment complex for Dayonte Resiles after he escaped from the Broward County Courthouse, Friday, July 15, 2016, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Resiles, who was awaiting trial for the slaying of a woman whose family founded the Halliburton oil services company, slipped out of his shackles and bolted from a courthouse Friday just before a hearing on whether he could face the death penalty. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

By Associated Press July 16, 2016 1 min read

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – Investigators believe a Florida murder suspect who escaped from a courtroom is armed and has help.

Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said Saturday his detectives have information that indicates 21-year-old Dayonte Resiles has obtained a weapon and is getting assistance. He said search warrants are being served, but Resilies could be anywhere.

Resiles escaped Friday from the Broward courthouse. He was awaiting a hearing when he somehow escaped his shackles, jumped a courtroom barrier and ran past bailiffs. He shed his jail jumpsuit and ran outside.

Resiles faces murder charges in the September 2014 killing of Jill Halliburton Su, grand-niece of Halliburton Co. founder Erie P. Halliburton. Her body was found, bound at the hands and feet and stabbed multiple times, in the bathtub of her home in Davie, Florida.