Last Updated on March 19, 2024 11:43 am
On Sunday, March 17, 2024, Corporal Caleb Hicks, with the Avery County Sheriff’s Office, received a report of a reckless driver on Highway 194. Corporal Hicks observed the vehicle, an orange Chevrolet Camaro, traveling at a high rate of speed. Corporal Hicks attempted to initiate a vehicle stop, at which time the driver increased his speed and failed to stop.
The pursuit traveled into Newland and ended up at the Green Leaf Corporation on NC Highway 221. As a result of the pursuit Corporal Hicks arrested William Odies Furr III, from Lincolnton, North Carolina.
Furr was charged with Felony Speeding to Elude Arrest and (2) two counts of Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer with a Deadly Weapon, as Furr attempted to strike Deputies with his vehicle.
Furr is being held under a $130,000 bond and scheduled to appear in Avery County Court on April 3, 2024.
