A man wanted in connection with allegations of abuse in Henderson has been arrested in Wake County after a collaboration with the Wake County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Team.
Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow said his members of the department’s criminal investigations section has been working on a case since October 2023 of a report of child sexual abuse.
Rayshon Treadwell, 41, was charged with 28 counts of statutory sex offense with a child by an adult. The incidents occurred between July 2021 and October 2023, Barrow stated. The defendant was in a parental relationship with the minor, he added.
During the course of the investigation, it was discovered that Treadwell had ties to Wake County and Barrow said his detectives contact the Wake County Sheriff’s Office for assistance in locating Treadwell.
Wake County deputies located Treadwell shortly before 5 p.m. in Wendell on Tuesday, Jan. 30 and attempted to stop the car he was driving, but a chase ensued. At one point, he jumped from the car and ran away, but officers were able to apprehend him.
Barrow expressed his thanks to the Wake County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance in this matter.
According to WRAL News, Treadwell faces the following charges:
- statutory sex offense with a child by an adult
- solicitation of prostitution
- resisting public officer
- communicating threats (out of Warren County)
- flee/elude arrest
- driving with a revoked license
- possession of an open container in the passenger area
- speeding
- reckless driving to endanger