Man on the run after leading authorities to possible improvised explosive during chase
>> WE WILL.
>> BREAKING NEWS FROM WRAL
COVERAGE. YOU CAN COUNT ON.
>> AND RIGHT NOW AT 10 O'CLOCK
WE'RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS
OUT OF HOKE COUNTY WHERE A MAN
LAST SEEN RUNNING INTO THE
WOODS WITH A HANDGUN IS STILL
ON THE LOOSE. THANKS FOR
JOINING US. I'M LENA TILLETT
AND I'M GERALD OWENS. HERE'S
WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR. THE SBI
IS INVESTIGATING.
>> AFTER A POSSIBLE IMPROVISED
EXPLOSIVE WAS FOUND. WE KNOW
THE SUSPECT INVOLVED RAN INTO
THE WOODS OFF BALFOUR ROAD IN
RED SPRINGS. THE BUREAU'S BRIAN
SHRADER IS FOLLOWING THE LATE
BREAKING DETAILS TONIGHT FROM
THE LIVE CENTER. BRIAN, ALL OF
THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN
THE SOUTHERN PART OF HOKE
COUNTY. AND THE STORY STARTED
AROUND 1 O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON
WHEN AN ALCOHOL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENT SAYS THAT HE TRIED TO
CONDUCT A TRAFFIC STOP.
>> AGAINST JONATHAN OXENDINE.
IT WAS A BRIEF CHASE WHERE
OXENDINE ACCORDING TO THAT
AGENT WAS SPEEDING AND DRIVING
ERRATICALLY AND IT ENDED NEAR
THE COPE ROAD BALL FOR ROAD
AREA. THEY SAY THAT THAT'S
WHERE OXENDINE STARTED TO RUN
INTO THE WOODS CARRYING A
HANDGUN LATER WHILE THEY WERE
TRYING TO FIND OXENDINE, THEY
ENDED UP AT HIS PROPERTY AND
THEY SAY THEY SAW AN APPARENT
EXPLOSIVE DEVICE ATTACHED TO
A TRIP WIRE ALONG THE FOOTPATH
NEAR THE PROPERTY. THE SBI BOMB
SQUAD WAS ABLE TO RENDER THAT
DEVICE SAFE. THE SEARCH
CONTINUES TONIGHT FOR OXENDINE.
HE'S DESCRIBED AS 32 YEARS OLD,
5, 7, WITH TATTOOS ON HIS NECK
LAST SEEN WEARING A DARK SHIRT