[A] $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of Leroy Headley of South Burlington, who went on the run and has been missing since police say shot and killed his girlfriend in May.
The South Burlington Police Department announced the reward Monday as they continue to investigate the slaying of Anako “Annette” Lumumba, 33.
In a post on the department’s Facebook page, South Burlington Police say they are offering the $5,000 reward with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service.
“Information can be provided without any requirement of further involvement with the investigation,” the posting stated. Anyone with information is asked to call the South Burlington Police Department at (802) 846-4111.
The department also released two new undated photos of Headley in the Facebook post. South Burlington Police Chief Trevor Whipple could not be reached for comment.
A warrant has been issued charging Headley, 36, with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Lumumba on May 3. Police say Headley killed Lumumba in a South Burlington house they shared.
Police have been searching for Headley ever since.
A warrant for his arrest has also been issued in a separate case filed last year in which Headley is accused of sexually assaulting two 13-year-old girls. In letters to police asking for
Headley had been freed on conditions in that case when police say he shot and killed Lumumba.
Lumumba had sought a restraining order against Headley just months before she was killed, but the request was dropped because she missed a court appointment. In her request for protection, Lumumba said Headley was extremely anxious and abusive because of the pending child sex trial.
Police did report finding Headley’s vehicle, a 2017 Nissan Pathfinder, was found parked on street in Albany, New York, on May 18. However, they said at that time there were no reported sightings of Headley in the Albany, N.Y., area.
