PASQUOTANK COUNTY, N.C. — A man accused of shooting toward a Pasquotank County deputy during a pursuit Tuesday is now in custody.
It all started around 8:15 a.m. when a deputy tried to pull over a black 2001 Ford F350 Super Duty on Main Street Ext. in Elizabeth City, according to Sheriff Tommy S. Wooten, II. Two people were inside.
Authorities later determined the truck was reported stolen out of McDowell County, North Carolina, on March 17.
The deputy followed the truck for 2 miles when it entered the Foxhaven subdivision. Then, the passenger shot a rifle about three times toward the deputy, Sheriff Wooten said. The deputy was not injured.
The truck hit a parked vehicle, then continued heading through vacant properties until it crashed into a ditch at a wooded area on Georgia Drive. The people in the truck fled on foot.
After canvassing the area, deputies did not find the suspects. A lockdown that had been in place for the surrounding Foxhaven subdivision was lifted once it was determined the suspects were not in the area.
Late Tuesday night, Sheriff Wooten announced Sean Mulford had been apprehended. He was the passenger in the truck.
Sheriff Wooten said Mulford is charged with "felony assault with a deadly weapon on a law enforcement officer and misdemeanor resist, delay and obstruct."
Deputies have also identified Bradley Allen Ferris, of Elizabeth City, as a person of interest in the case. He's described as being 5’9” and weighing about 289 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information about where Ferris might be should call 252-338-2191 or the Crimeline at 252-335-5555.
Stay with News 3 for updates.
