Crime

N.C. fugitive arrested in Berea

Richard Agee
Richard Agee

A fugitive wanted in North Carolina was arrested Thursday by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office.

Richard Burlin Agee, 44, was arrested in Berea, the sheriff’s office said in a release.

On Wednesday, the sheriff’s office was contacted by the Salisbury, N.C., police department requesting assistance in locating Agee, who was wanted in connection with an armed robbery of a pharmacy.

The sheriff’s office began to follow leads of possible locations for Agee in Madison County, and he was arrested without incident.

Agee was charged with being a fugitive from another state and was lodged in the Madison County Detention Center awaiting extradition.

This story was originally published October 21, 2016 at 8:08 AM with the headline "N.C. fugitive arrested in Berea."

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