'Armed and dangerous' suspect in two April shootings taken into custody
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WASHINGTON COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) — The Washington County, Virginia Sheriff’s Office announced the “armed and dangerous” suspect from two April shootings was taken into custody on Friday.

A release from the sheriff’s office said, in coordination with the U.S. Marshals Service, credible information led to the whereabouts of fugitive Harley Pope.

The Washington County, Virginia Sheriff’s Office said its Special Response Team (SRT) responded to Pope’s location and attempted to call him out of his residence peacefully. After Pope failed to comply, the SRT entered the residence and Pope fled from the back of the home into a nearby wooded area.

After a brief manhunt, Pope was apprehended without incident, the release said.

Pope was wanted out of Virginia and Tennessee for two separate shooting incidents, one in Bluff City and one in Bristol, Virginia. According to the release, his charges are as follows:

Bristol, Virginia:

  • Felony Assault – Malicious Wounding Resulting in Severe Injury (VA Code 18.2-51.2)
  • Felony Shooting Into an Occupied Dwelling (VA Code 18.2-279)
  • Misdemeanor Reckless Handling of a Firearm (VA Code 18.2-56.1)

Sullivan County, Tennessee:

  • Failure to Appear / Probation Violation (TN Code 39-16-609)
  • Aggravated Assault – Domestic (TN Code 39-13-102)
  • Aggravated Assault (x2) (TN Code 39-13-102)
  • Rape (TN Code 39-13-503)
  • False Imprisonment (TN Code 39-13-302)
  • Vandalism (TN Code 39-14-408)
  • Evading Arrest (x4) (TN Code 39-16-603)

Bristol, Tennessee:

  • Aggravated Burglary (TN Code 39-13-1003)

Pope is being held without bond at the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail.

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