Hoke County man accused of leading ALE agents past possible IED earlier in April arrested Wednesday

A man was arrested on Wednesday after he was accused escaping from Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) agents earlier in April and leading them past a possible homemade explosive device (IED).

According to the Hoke County Sheriff’s Office, the sheriff’s office’s “special response team” located Jonathan Oxendine, 32, around 9 p.m. in the southern part of the county while patrolling.

After running away, the sheriff’s office captured Oxendine.

Oxendine was accused of leading ALE agents on a chase on April 1 and escaping.

SBI agents said the event happened as a result of a traffic stop that turned into a chase. According to ALE, the chases started after Oxendine refused to stop while driving erratically at a high rate of speed.

Authorities said during the chase, Oxendine ran from the car on Singleton Drive and into the woods in Red Springs while carrying a handgun.

As ALE agents chased Oxendine into the woods and down a path, they discovered what appeared to be an IED with a trip wire across the path.

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