Wednesday afternoon about 4:30, the Vance County Sheriff’s Office ended a manhunt, which had been underway since Tuesday night, with the arrest of the suspect. Sheriff Curtis Brame told WIZS News deputies hemmed in the suspect, talked to him for about 15 minutes, and he surrendered without incident. Brame said his office has taken Markus Hilliard, approximately 36 years of age, of 1000 Foster Road, Lot 17, into custody.
Sheriff Brame said it was City Police that attempted a traffic stop of Hilliard Tuesday night and that once the car chase ended, Hilliard jumped and ran. While running through a wooded area, the Sheriff explained, Hilliard “discharged a firearm to keep us away,” shooting off about 30 rounds.
There have been no injuries and deputies and law enforcement did not return fire.
Brame said earlier Wednesday that his office received information that the suspect was on Fern Lane, but when a residence there was surrounded, the suspect “ran out the back, and we’ve been on foot pursuit ever since.”
Around 3 p.m. Wednesday, Brame said the search was going on in the Briggs Road and South Lynnbank Road area, just west of Bearpond.
