Johnston County Sheriff's Office searching for wanted fugitive, sex offender
The Daily Ardmoreite
The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a wanted fugitive after reportedly recovering a truck he had stolen, which was allegedly filled with drugs, counterfeit money, stolen items and disguises.
Deputies and other local law enforcement have reportedly had encounters with 37-year-old Johnny Wade Simmons before. According to the sheriff’s office, Simmons has a violent criminal record, is an aggravated sex offender and escaped from prison in Atoka County in 2018.
A Johnston County deputy reportedly came across the stolen vehicle, a white Chevy pickup pulling a trailer, Friday evening while in Wapanucka. According to the sheriff’s office, the vehicle was driving in an “unsafe manner,” and managed to turn and elude a deputy before he could make a traffic stop.