Rafael McCloud is an American criminal from Warren County, Mississippi.

In July 2015, McCloud and an accomplice kidnapped an elderly woman, 69 year old Sharon Wilson, raped her then beat her to death and left her body in a haunted hospital in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

On March 2, 2016 McCloud used a handmade shank (knife) to hold a guard hostage and force other guards to let them leave the prison.

He is on the run and is considered armed and dangerous.

Mccloud kidnapped a husband and wife and stabbed the husband.

However, the couple managed to get loose and shot Mccloud to death.

McCloud had previous felony convictions for auto burglary, grand larceny and armed robbery.

On March 10, 2016 he was shot dead by the couple he held hostage.