RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. — A man carrying a gun lead officers with the Asheboro Police Department and Randolph County Sheriff’s Office on a chase Monday evening.
According to Asheboro police, the chase started after officers responded to a domestic disturbance on Tremont Drive and encountered Bradley Allen Byers of High Point.
Byers is facing multiple charges after he ran away from police in a blue Dodge pickup truck.
Officers found Byers nearby in the truck and held a traffic stop. Police said Byers got out the truck armed with a handgun and refused to comply with officers’ orders.
Investigators said it was then Byers then re-entered his truck and ran away again.
Officials said Asheboro officers, along with deputies with the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, pursued him.
According to police, the chase continued northbound on I-73, reaching speeds of approximately 95 mph, until Byers pulled over near mile marker 85.
Investigators said police found two guns in his car, along with a spent shell casing, multiple rounds of ammunition, a bullet-resistant vest, multiple containers of opened and unopened alcoholic drinks, marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
According to Asheboro police, Byers is facing the following charges:
- Driving while impaired
- Felony fleeing to elude arrest
- Felony assault with a deadly weapon on a government official
- Assault on a law enforcement officer with a firearm
- Possession of marijuana
- Hit-and-run
- Reckless driving
- Communicating threats
Byers is currently in the Randolph County Jail on a $200,000 bond.
If you have any information call Randolph County Crime Stoppers at (336) 672-7463.
