Habitual felon sentenced to life in prison

Xavier Hosea Shaw was found guilty earlier in the day of robbery with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Those charges were upgraded to a habitual felon status. He is now considered a violent habitual felon. 

Raleigh police arrested Shaw in July, 10 days after he escaped from a prison work crew building an addition to a correctional facility in Alexander County.

At the time, Shaw was serving time for kidnapping and robbery convictions.