$60,000 reward in search for man who allegedly shot 2 Virginia sheriff's deputies, killing 1
The FBI and U.S. Marshals Service are offering a combined $60,000 reward as agencies search for Michael Puckett, wanted in the killing of Deputy Logan Utt.
- On Friday night, Carroll County Deputy Logan Utt was fatally shot during a welfare check at a home on Fancy Gap Highway; a second deputy was struck in his ballistic vest and remains in stable condition.
- Authorities identified the suspect as Michael Puckett, 55, a man with a lengthy criminal history involving weapons and explosives who opened fire on deputies after they arrived at the residence.
- A wildlife game camera captured Puckett on Greenhill Road in Surry County, North Carolina, just before 7 a.m. Sunday, prompting an intensive search by the FBI, ATF, U.S. Marshals Service and local agencies.
- Federal and state agencies are offering $60,000 total for information leading to Puckett's arrest, with the FBI providing up to $50,000 and the U.S. Marshals Service contributing $10,000 toward his capture.
- Described as an "explosive expert" with "violent tendencies," Puckett should be considered armed and extremely dangerous, authorities warn, as law enforcement continues tracking the fugitive across the Virginia-North Carolina border region.
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Wildlife game camera image and drone used to arrest a man in the fatal shooting of a Virginia deputy
Investigators in North Carolina have used a wildlife game camera image and a drone to find and arrest a man wanted for the fatal shooting of a Virginia sheriff's deputy. Authorities say Michael Puckett was found with a gun on…
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Wildlife game camera image, drone used to arrest man in fatal shooting of Virginia deputy
Investigators in North Carolina used a wildlife game camera image and a drone to find and arrest a man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a Virginia sheriff’s
Drone helps capture man suspected of shooting of 2 Virginia sheriff's deputies, killing 1
Fugitive Michael Puckett, the suspect in a Virginia shooting that left a sheriff’s deputy dead and another injured, is pictured here following his capture, May 31, 2026, in Surry County, N.C. (Carroll County Sheriff’s Office) (MOUNT AIRY, N.C.) — A manhunt for the suspect who allegedly shot two Virginia sheriff’s deputies, one fatally, ended Sunday night when law enforcement officers used a drone to zero in and capture him in North Carolina, aut…
Trail camera tip from Surry County woman helped lead to capture of deputy shooting suspect
A Surry County woman, Ashley Miles Yates, found a photo of fugitive Michael Timothy Puckett on her trail camera, who was wanted for the fatal shooting of a Carroll County deputy. She said any reward money should go to the…
Wildlife game camera, drone used to arrest man in fatal shooting of Virginia deputy
SURRY COUNTY, NC -- Investigators in North Carolina used a wildlife game camera image and a drone to find and arrest a man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a Virginia sheriffs deputy who was conducting a welfare check, authorities said.The suspect, identified as Michael Puckett, was found with a gun on Sunday night, two days after the shooting, as he was ringing the doorbell of a home less than several miles from the Virginia stat…
Captured: Alleged Cop Killer Apprehended in North Carolina
Michael Puckett, the man suspected of killing a Carroll County, Virginia, sheriff's deputy Friday night was captured in North Carolina on Sunday around 8:30 p.m. The post Captured: Alleged Cop Killer Apprehended in North Carolina appeared first on Breitbart.
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