One person has been arrested and authorities are still searching for another suspect following a vehicle pursuit in Henry County on Tuesday. According to the Henry County Sheriff’s Office, at 4 pm a deputy attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a green Ford Ranger in the 1500 block of Stones Dairy Road, in the Bassett area.
The driver of the vehicle failed to stop, continuing down Stones Dairy Road at a low speed before turning onto Jarrett Drive, the vehicle continued down Jarrett Drive. During the pursuit, the passenger door opened multiple times, suggesting that one of the occupants may have been attempting to flee.
The vehicle eventually came to a stop behind 1053 Jarrett Drive. The driver, identified as Brandee Feazelle, exited the vehicle and attempted to run on foot but was quickly apprehended by the deputy.
The front seat passenger, identified as James Shaffer, fled the scene on foot into a wooded area behind a nearby trailer. A third individual, also fled but was apprehended by another deputy on scene. This subject was determined to have no outstanding warrants and was released.
Feazelle and Shaffer were both found to have outstanding warrants for their arrest. A K-9 Deputy responded to the scene and conducted a track in an effort to locate Shaffer, but the search was unsuccessful.
A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed items that appear to be narcotics and narcotic paraphernalia. Those items were collected and will be sent to the Virginia Department of Forensic Science Western Lab in Roanoke for testing.
Feazelle was arrested on outstanding warrants for Possession of Schedule I or II Controlled Substances and a probation violation. She has also been charged with Fail to Stop for Law Enforcement, Loud Exhaust, and improper tread depth.
She is currently being held at the Henry County Adult Detention Center without bond. Shaffer is currently wanted by the Henry County Sheriff’s Office on two charges of Possession of a Schedule I or II Drugs.
The investigation is ongoing, anyone having information regarding this incident or the whereabouts of James William Shaffer, is asked to contact the Henry County Sheriff’s Office at 276-638-8751.