Suspect abandons construction equipment and flees on foot, Buncombe County NC
TheftDeputies responded to a suspect who abandoned construction equipment with department logos on private property near Major Mountain Road. The suspect fled on foot into the woods, believed to be under the influence of drugs and possibly meeting an accomplice in a vehicle.
Audio|Source: Buncombe County Fire and EMS
04:40
Transcript:
00:00
DOT will not rent equipment out for private use.
00:04
They'll only rent that equipment out if somebody's doing work for them.
00:11
Yeah, exactly.
00:12
He's tearing up the roads.
00:19
Now he's on private property near Major Mountain Road.
00:23
When cops come on and get him in Buncombe County.
00:26
He's going to be in MacDow here in about an hour.
00:33
2201, Combs.
00:35
22-0-1.
00:41
Man, there's two deputies running code to us referencing this tracko last night.
00:47
Advise them they just turned on Major Mountain Road off of Old Fort Road.
00:52
It's just past 2278 Old Fort Road.
00:57
And they're tearing up the road and trying to hit cars as they go by them.
01:05
Okay, I'll pass along.
01:10
Along Old Fort Road and they'll see exactly where we're at.
01:14
It's got a sign Major Mountain Road.
01:19
If you don't care, make sure they are running code to get me an ETA.
01:28
They are running code to you.
01:30
I'll see if I can get an ETA.
01:31
And they are running code and the closest one is coming up on Lake Gap Hots.
01:40
104, white male, green, long-sleeved shirt, orange beanie, jumped out of the tracko, he's running up Major Mountain.
01:51
Probably he's got to dead end.
01:56
Hey, he jumped at his tracko when I told him what I knew.
02:01
I told him Sheriff's Office to be here in a minute.
02:03
He's running up Major Mountain now.
02:07
Not sure where he's going, because it's a dead end.
02:11
Yeah, well, I believe the car is on the other side of the track hole, not this side.
02:21
I pointed out it had DOT's name on it and they said they didn't rent out machinery, the private contractors doing homesites.
02:29
And he said, okay, I said the sheriff's officer beer in a minute and he took off running.
02:38
Well,
02:40
now it's blocking the road for the people there once they see it.
02:43
When you get somebody come move the thing.
02:49
break.
02:54
Hey,
02:56
there's an old road that goes through there to his place on Crooked Creek.
02:59
That's where he's trying to go.
03:01
And he's a genuine crackhead, him and her both.
03:06
So guys, just be careful.
03:08
And just let me drink my coffee and get my shoes on.
03:11
I'll be up there.
03:12
I've got to see this.
03:15
Just follow the trail.
03:19
I've got my fishing pole with me, and as soon as I asked him about DOT and why he jumped and bailed, he said, because (name withheld) saw him, I said, no, it wasn't (name withheld).
03:28
I said, it was (name withheld) that saw you and he knew you, and you jumped out and jumped into your buddy, into your truck with your buddy, and you all fled.
03:35
I said people that are legitimately renting the machine don't do that, and they normally don't walk at 20 miles.
03:46
He's a complete and total idiot, boys.
03:50
I just, I don't know what to say.
03:57
He's high right now.
03:58
I've got a good visual up into the curve.
04:00
I don't know if he was running to get away from me or running to catch up to that car, but he starts back, I'm not going to sit here.
04:11
If he's awake, he's high.
04:12
That's how he operates.
04:18
I'm going to see if I can get around this track of it.
04:25
It's down in there,
04:27
he's probably going to get lost unless he's a hunter.
04:32
Oh, he knows the area well.
04:34
I got around the track of it's got a pull off on the right side of it.
04:38
I'm going to go up there and see if I see that car.
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Major Mountain Rd, North Carolina
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