Suspect: "I'm Not A Killer"

An Atmore man says he is not a killer as he turns himself into the Escambia County, Alabama sheriff.

Bruce Day had been on the run for two days after a warrant was issued for his arrest on an eight year old case.

So, what brought this case back into the spotlight?

Since 2001, Woodrow "Token" Allen's family has looked for answers. Allen was set to testify against Day in a case but vanished before the trial. His body was never found.

The case of the missing man went nowhere until this week. Sheriff Grover Smith says they got new information about Allen's body. "We believe we know where it is and we will be attempting to recover the body." Smith wouldn't elaborate on any more details about the body.

On Tuesday, a murder warrant was being served on Day but he took off from a job site in Pensacola. Sheriff Smith says the hunt put the UWF campus on lockdown. "He decided to run and spent the night in the woods near the University of West Florida."

Thursday evening, the sheriff took a call from day's father. "He asked me to come to his house and come alone." When the sheriff got to the house, Day was waiting. "He was in the back of the house talking to his children. He was telling them bye before he went to jail. Bruce walked to the front and told me I'm ready to go. I just want you to know, I'm not a killer."

Day reportedly put the handcuffs on himself and sat up front on the way to jail. He's sitting in the Detention Center in Brewton under a 250,000 dollar bond.

Sheriff Smith says years ago, Day spent time in jail for shooting at Allen in his car.