Here's the short answer, friends: Nope! Rafe doesn't get caught, arrested, charged or even publicly shamed for murdering Sheriff Peterkin. The eldest Cameron sibling gets away with murder — literally (and figuratively, too, actually) — in season 2.

How did Rafe get out of jail in Outer Banks?

In the prerecorded message, Ward confesses to murdering Sheriff Peterkin. This, of course, isn't the truth, but it still allows Rafe to get released from prison. With Ward now dead, he has his estate divided equally to all those that he left behind. Sarah is unable to forgive Rafe for trying to kill her.

What happened to Rafe?

Rafe Cameron's character does not die in the second season of Outer Banks. He remains a central antagonist to the Pogues, conspiring with his father, Ward, to steal the gold.