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WILSON, N.C. A man who was on trial on attempted murder charges fled a North Carolina courtroom while he was on lunch break, authorities said. The Wilson County Sheriff’s Office is looking for Deonta Earl Bridgers, 31, who jurors convicted in absentia on Wednesday after he fled, The Wilson Times reported. Prior to the […]
Defendant flees Wilson Co. courtroom during lunch break
WILSON (AP) A man who was on trial on attempted murder charges fled a Wilson Co. courtroom while he was on lunch break, authorities said.
The Wilson County Sheriff’s Office is looking for Deonta Earl Bridgers, 31, who jurors convicted in absentia on Wednesday after he fled, The Wilson Times reported. Prior to the court proceedings, Bridgers was on house arrest without any additional restrictions.
Wanda Samuel, the sheriff’s office chief of staff, said a deputy received a tampering alert from Bridgers’ electronic monitoring device on Tuesday when he failed to return to court from lunch. Deputies began searching for Bridgers and found his monitoring device at a dilapidated house, Samuel said.
By Sarah Tate
Apr 16, 2021
WRAL reports. He remains on the run.
According to the Wilson County Sheriff s Office, 31-year-old
Deonta Earl Bridgers was on house arrest prior to his court date. He arrived to court on Tuesday (April 13) to face the attempted murder charges but fled in the middle of the proceedings.
Authorities realized something was amiss when Bridgers didn t return from lunch. According to the sheriff s office Chief of Staff
Wanda Samuel, that s when a deputy got an alert from Bridgers electronic monitoring device warning of tampering. After a search to locate the missing defendant, they found the device at a dilapidated house with Bridgers nowhere in sight.
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