Man detained after rifle threat in Graham County, Graham County NC


Police detained a man after a threat involving a rifle in Graham County. Officers searched near a yellow house and a residence near 423 for the weapon, which was believed to have been thrown into a ditch. They confirmed no one was shot and secured the scene.
Audio|Source: Graham County Sheriff, Fire and EMS
01:39
Transcript:
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We've got this male detained.
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We've checked the yellow house as they described.
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Male and females 104[1].
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We're going up the road where we found him.
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Make sure nobody's shot.
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104[1], 1717.
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G8 County, I want to be checked on the residence near 423[2].
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104[1]17-17-7-G-G-6-A-G-6.
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Go ahead.
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The individual near 423[2],
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he said he was threatened by this individual as well.
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He believes that (name withheld) threw the rifle in the ditch somewhere.
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And for us, trying to find it here.
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I see a couple little trails he might have come out of the woods on.
00:29
I did. Go ahead and secure that.
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I'm going to get this individual's information, get him to fill out statement.
00:33
The second thing just for the notes, how do you want us to note where the rifle was found?
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County, it was located on the left side of the road, going up, left fork.
00:39
Hang on just a second, I'll get this plus with numerics.
00:45
We're turning on Tuskegee 16.
00:47
We're turning on Tuskegee.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
104: Possible code for 'okay' or 'person checked'
[2]
423: House number/possible location
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Graham County, NC
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