— information from a press release courtesy of Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame
As a result of a vehicle chase on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at approximately 11: 18 a.m. with the Vance County Sheriff Office Patrol Division and the Henderson Police Department Patrol Division, the suspect Paul Z. Pearce, age 28, was charged with the following:
Fleeing to Elude Arrest with a Motor Vehicle; 2 counts of Second Degree Kidnapping; Assault with a Deadly Weapon on a Government Official; Attempted Common Law Robbery; Larceny of a Motor Vehicle; Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle; Resisting a Public Officer; First Degree Trespass; Injury to Personal Property; Possession of Heroin; Possession of Cocaine; Assault Physical Injury to Law Enforcement Officer and Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle.
Pearce’s bond was set at $535,000.00, and he was given a court date of January 28, 2021 in Vance County District Court.
This investigation is continuing.