Memon returned to Madison County

Hammad Memon has been extradited back to Madison County.
Memon, accused of killing a student at Discovery Middle School two years ago, was returned late Wednesday night after fleeing to Dallas, Texas with his mother Safia. His mother and father, Dr. Iqbal Memon, have been arrested and charged with hindering prosecution.
The two were captured just hours after a Madison County judge revoked his bond in his murder case.

At a news conference last Friday night at Madison Police headquarters, Madison County Assistant District Attorney Tim Gann said that with “outstanding police work” and the help of the F.B.I., authorities were able to locate Hammad’s mother, Safia Memon’s cell phone signal.

Gann said Memon and his mother were located after a cell phone company pinged their cell phone to within 100 feet of their location, helping to locate them on a sidewalk in Dallas.

Both ran and were captured after a short chase.  Police said Memon ran into a business and tried to hide in a restroom before he was captured.

Prosecutors say both were found in possession of Pakistani passports and a significant amount of cash.

The nationwide manhunt for Memon started after the Madison County District Attorney’s office got word that Memon’s mother received a package in the mail Thursday from the Pakistan Embassy, which appeared to contain a passport.

Memon has a dual citizenship in Pakistan.

Court documents say Express Mail delivered a package to Memon’s mother. The motion said the package was apparently a passport sent from the Embassy of Pakistan, according to an Express Mail carrier. The documents listed Memon as an “extreme flight risk.”

Memon had permission to leave the state of Alabama, but not the United States.