Richard Charles Demello, wanted in the March 28 murder of Michael Wayne Davis is in custody in Ashland, Va.

Wednesday around 4:45 p.m. Demello called the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office and said he wanted to turn himself in, Major Bruce Temple said.

Virginia State Police located Demello at a truck stop in Ashland and he was taken into custody in Hanover County where he will most likely have a first appearance today.

Temple said Demello will have an opportunity to waive extradition although a timetable for the proceedings is unknown.

Meanwhile, Temple said the Dodge Neon Demello allegedly stole from Davis following the murder was recovered unoccupied in a Colonial Heights, Va., parking lot. Investigators have processed the vehicle.

Temple said extensive interviews with Demello will be done. He said investigators do not have a clear idea on where the 54-year-old Demello went following the murder.

“The Halifax County Sheriff's Office appreciates the efforts of local and regional media coverage, including America’s Most Wanted in the hunt for Mr. Demello,” Temple said in a news release. “There is an indication that the coverage contributed to the decision Mr. Demello made to turn himself in.”

America’s Most Wanted reported Demello and Davis met in a North Carolina prison, where they became friends.

Davis was released first, while Demello continued to serve his sentence for several felony breaking and entering convictions.

Demello was released in January and was in touch with Davis, who helped him get back on his feet.

On March 28 authorities say Demello turned on his friend.

A woman phoned police in the early morning hours and told police that she had stayed the night at Davis' house the night before.

She said she woke abruptly between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. to find a man on top of her, who dragged her into another room in the house.

Demello allegedly already fastened boot laces to the bedpost and used them to tie the woman up.

When she asked the man where her friend Mike was, he replied, "He's not with us anymore," according to authorities.

She told police that the man seemed distressed, but didn't harm her. He told her that he would send someone to get her, then took off.

The woman managed to untie the laces and get to a friend's house in a nearby neighborhood, where she phoned police.

When investigators arrived at the home on Mobley Street where the woman said she'd been assaulted, they found a brutal murder scene.

Davis’ body was wrapped in a sheet after he was struck several times with a blunt object, possibly a hatchet.

Demello has a long list of past convictions, including breaking and entering, aggravated rape, assault and battery, kidnapping and larceny.