update : 12:00 p.m. — a week after a man began his alleged killing spree .
investigators now say rice has a capital murder warrant for her arrest after being named as a suspect monday .
authorities confirmed via video surveillance that boyette and rice took the stolen vehicle to a shell gas station only minutes later and ate at a nearby hardee ’s .
an attempted murder monday morning marked the third attack over the last week in a spree that has crossed state lines and left three women dead and one critically injured .
police originally feared she was boyette ’s ] best choice of action if he wants to survive is to surrender , give yourself up we ’ll treat you fairly and you will not be harmed , other than that it ’s game on , our officers are not going to take a shot from this guy , ” says johnson .
police have said they believe boyette and rice likely dyed her hair orange .
boyette and rice have been able to avoid detection by authorities for several days , close skip in skip x embed x share a pair of suspected killers are on the run after being accused of killing three women .
authorities believe rice had previously been considered a person of interest in the attacks , but was upgraded to an official suspect monday afternoon .
” santa rosa county sheriff bob johnson makes the statement from a tuesday morning press conference to update the public on the search for suspected murderer billy boyette jr. and the woman traveling with him mary rice .