LOUISBURG, N.C. (WNCN) — The sheriff in Franklin County said Saturday his office captured an “armed and dangerous” man linked to the attempted murder of a deputy.
The suspect was on the run from authorities for hours after he was last spotted along Moulton Road north of Louisburg, according to a news release from Franklin County Sheriff Kevin White.
White said just before 4:15 p.m. that Thurman Henderson was wanted after the attempted murder “of one of Franklin County’s own sheriff’s deputies.”
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Just before 8:55 p.m., the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office announced Henderson had been caught. A photo was posted by Sheriff White showing deputies leading a suspect out of the woods.
White said another man, Malachi Taylor, was also caught in connection with the incident. Taylor, 18, of Youngsville, is charged with attempted first-degree murder and felony possession of cocaine, according to arrest warrants…