Kidnapping suspect on the run in Morganton, police say
Police in Morganton are looking for a kidnapping suspect after an armed burglary triggered a SWAT situation on Tuesday, authorities said.
Morganton Department of Public Safety officers were called early that morning to a home on Asheville Street. Two people inside the home were able to make it outside and police learned the suspect was holding a third victim -- a female -- inside.
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The two inside were being moved from room to room by a man with a gun before they escaped, authorities said.
The SWAT Team arrived with drone operators and negotiators. Shortly afterward, the third victim inside the home came out.
Police discovered the suspect, identified as 36-year-old Vincent Martell Ervin, had left the house before police had even arrived.
The warrants against Ervin are for first-degree burglary, second-degree kidnapping, and assault by pointing a gun. Anyone with information about where he may be is asked to call Investigator Storie at 828-509-3651.
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