A 54-year-old man who fled from law enforcement twice was taken into custody in Rockingham County...

A 54-year-old man who fled from law enforcement twice was taken into custody in Rockingham County following an operation coordinated by the sheriff's office. On Oct. 25, the Rockingham County Sheriff's Office Patrol Division C-shift located and arrested Alton Ray Pyron.

The sheriff's office said Pyron had fled from law enforcement on two previous occasions and had been involved in other crimes. He was charged with two counts of felony flee and elude, felony probation violation, crime of domestic violence and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

Pyron was taken before the Rockingham County magistrate, where he was issued no bond, and he was placed in the Rockingham County Detention Facility, where he is expected to remain until a court date on Nov. 2. All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. Earlier in the search, deputies had asked for the public's help locating Pyron after he was last seen running from law enforcement in the area of the Marcellus Street Apartments in Reidsville.

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Source note: Star News TV · Oct 29, 2026 11:21 PM.