US Marshals: Former Israeli soldier wanted for murder could be hiding in hostels and motels in Tennessee, Virginia

The reward is now up to $7,000 for information on a murder suspect that the US Marshals Service says could be hiding out somewhere in the Appalachian Mountains.

The search is on for Ryan Kedar, 49, an Israel native who investigators said had researched the Asheville area and surrounding states before the murder of Mark Jermon, 58, at a Greenville County, South Carolina park in February.

Marshals say that Kedar could be staying in hostels or motels in North or South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, or Virginia. He is a former Israeli soldier who is considered armed and dangerous.

(PHOTO: USMS)