RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A Piedmont Triad sheriff’s office has arrested people wanted out of South Carolina for homicide.
According to the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, on May 3 area agencies were alerted by York County authorities about two homicide suspects that had left South Carolina heading north on I-85, believed to be near exit 91.
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Deputies and officials from surrounding agencies began to work to locate the suspects and were able to find the vehicle within a few minutes and assist a North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper with a traffic stop.
Mitchell Charles Strickland, 38, and Shelby Jeanette Strickland, 32, were detained and firearms were found in their vehicle.
Mitchell Strickland was wanted for murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime and Shelby Strickland was wanted for accessory to murder.
They were arrested as fugitives and will be extradited to South Carolina.
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