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Man wanted for violating protective order and kidnapping in Eden, arrested in Indiana

Douglas Scholz has been arrested in northern Indiana on domestic violence & kidnapping charges.

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. — According to the Rockingham County Sheriff's Office, Douglas Scholz was arrested on Wednesday afternoon in Pulaski County, Indiana.

Scholz has been eluding police since Friday and deputies believed he was armed and dangerous.

Scholz is no stranger to local law enforcement. 

In November, he was charged with communicating a threat against his child's elementary school in Danville, Virginia. 

According to Danville Police, Scholz threatened that an incident would happen during dismissal at Westover Christian Academy. 

Police were at the school, as a precaution, and Scholz was arrested on multiple felony charges. 

Fast forward to just last week, the Rockingham County Sheriff's Office was called to a domestic dispute at a home just outside of Eden. 

Scholz left before deputies arrived and as he was wanted on charges of violating a protective order and kidnapping. 

According to court documents in Rockingham County, Scholz was also arrested on similar charges last fall. 

In November, Scholz was also charged with violating a domestic order as well as cyberstalking. 

Other charges included breaking and entering a vehicle where, warrants say, he stole a firearm. 

Prior to his arrest, Sheriff Page said Scholz remained a serious threat to the community.

"My concern for the area is this, as long as he's out on the loose, and he is armed and dangerous, he is a threat to his family, a threat to his family, persons that pertain to this domestic violence protective order, and also to the community," said Sheriff Page. "You do not know, we do not know what his intent is, but we can tell you that our intent is to take him into custody."

Scholz will be extradited back to North Carolina to face domestic violence and kidnapping charges. 

No word on how long that process could take. 

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