| August 6,
2005 |
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| Dalton
Nabbed After Chase, B&E Charges Pending |
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Detectives say the man who
eluded officers for hours after a car chase on Thursday afternoon
is suspected in numerous break-ins in western Burke County.
Jason
Michael Dalton (right), 30, of 5781 Mount Olive
Church Road, Morganton confessed to over twenty crimes of larceny and breaking
and entering shortly after his apprehension, Detective Robert Beall said. Beall
arrested Dalton on Scott Road as officers conducted a 4 1/2 hour manhunt for
the man. |
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| According to Beall, deputies with the Burke
County Sheriff's Office Community Police Division were on patrol in the
Jamestown Road area because of the recent rash of burglaries in the area. The
officers were reportedly aware that Dalton was a suspect in the crimes and was
driving a small, light-colored truck with dark stripes. |
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| Around 11:30 AM, Deputy David South spotted the
suspect vehicle and attempted to stop it, but the driver, who South later
identified as Dalton, sped away, Beall said. |
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| After a short chase, the suspect drove into a
wooded area off of Mount Olive Church Road and fled the scene on foot. |
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| Officers with the Sheriff's Office responded and
set up roadblocks in the area. Sheriff John T. McDevitt also activated the
"Citywatch" reverse 911 system, a computer system designed to call residents in
the immediate area to alert them of the incident. |
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| Dalton finally emerged from the woods hours
later and was arrested by Beall, according to reports. |
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| Dalton was initially charged with several
driving charges, which included felony speeding to elude arrest, resisting,
obstructing and delaying an officer, driving while license revoked, and
displaying a fictitious tag. |
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| Beall said detectives are in the process of
preparing grand jury indictments on Dalton for the break-ins and property
crimes. |
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| Dalton was jailed under a $3.000 secured bond
and remains in the Burke County Jail after a first court appearance on
Friday. |
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