Deputies with the Martin County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a suspicious person at the Holly Springs United Methodist Church on US Hwy 64, which led to an arrest. Officials say deputies arrived and approached a subject who was walking around the church carrying two backpacks, and when deputies attempted to identify the subject, the subject fled to a wooded area on foot.
Deputies pursued and apprehended the suspect in the woods, and after a search of the backpacks, deputies located around four pounds of marijuana, $3,800 in cash, and a Glock 9mm handgun with a 30-round magazine, per officials.
Authorities identified the suspect as Malik Damien Moody, and an investigation continues into Moody’s possible involvement in a vehicle pursuit out of Bertie County hours prior…