Victims notice suspect in their barn
Detective Ryan Lambert of the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged Kevin Joseph Needle, 39, address listed as Wilkesboro, with breaking and entering, larceny and resisting a public officer.
Residents of Greenlee Road in Marion returned to their home at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Monday, June 6 to find a man in their barn. The suspect, later identified as Needle, stole a gas can, jumped in his vehicle and sped away toward the U.S. 221 bypass.
Officers with Marion Police Department spotted the assailant running into the woods on Ridley Street.
County and city authorities conducted a short manhunt and located Needle hiding in thick brush.
Address/Location
McDowell County Sheriff's Office
593 Spaulding Rd
Marion, NC 28752
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-652-2235
Richelle Bailey
McDowell County Sheriff's Office
[email protected]
828-652-2235
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