A Texas man is facing charges after authorities say he committed mayhem in the Mountains of Western North Carolina. The incident started late Monday morning at the Ingles in Burnsville.
The Yancey County Sheriff's Office says the suspect Linc Nolan Bloomfield committed an armed robbery in the parking lot and fled in a stolen vehicle. Bloomfield then drove down Highway 19 into Avery County and was reportedly firing a gun into vehicles on the highway.
Deputies and North Carolina State Troopers then found the vehicle unoccupied after it crashed down an embankment. Drones and K-9 Units were brought into search of Bloomfield.
He was located around 6:30 that evening and surrendered peacefully. Bloomfield is facing a list of charges across multiple jurisdictions.
