Man sentenced to 12-17 years in prison after exchanging gunfire with Kernersville police officer in 2017

FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A Rural Hall man has been sentenced eight years after exchanging gunfire with a Kernersville police officer, according to the Forsyth County District Attorney.

On Monday, Broderick Tywone Ruth, 31, was convicted of the following:

  • Felony flee to elude arrest
  • Assault with a firearm on a law enforcement officer
  • Discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle in operation
  • Possession of a firearm by a felon and
  • Assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill

The officer attempted to stop Ruth for a traffic violation in the 700 block of West Mountain Street in Kernersville.

Ruth immediately got out of his vehicle and fired multiple shots from a handgun at the officer…

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