BURLINGTON, N.C. (AP) - A man has been arrested in Atlanta in connection with the attempted murder of a North Carolina police officer during a traffic stop.
The Burlington Times-News reports (https://bit.ly/2piUk9M) 25-year-old Andrey Norrell McLaughlin will be extradited to North Carolina following Tuesday’s arrest. The Burlington Police Department sought McLaughlin on charges of attempted first-degree murder, assault with a firearm upon a police officer and possession of a firearm by a felon.
Burlington police Lt. Bret Currie says the suspect ran away during a traffic stop for an expired tag April 29 and fired a handgun multiple times at a pursuing officer, who was uninjured. Currie says it’s unclear why he ran.
It’s unclear if McLaughlin has a lawyer.
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