Michael Puckett Spotted in North Carolina as Reward for Deputy Killing Suspect Reaches $60,000
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Updated · Fox News · May 30
Michael Puckett Spotted in North Carolina as Reward for Deputy Killing Suspect Reaches $60,000
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 30
A wildlife game camera captured Michael Puckett at 6:56 a.m. on Greenhill Road north of Mount Airy, North Carolina, giving authorities a fresh lead in the multistate manhunt.
The FBI raised the reward to as much as $50,000 and the U.S. Marshals Service added $10,000, bringing the total offer for information leading to his capture to $60,000.
Puckett is wanted on an aggravated murder charge after authorities say he opened fire on two Carroll County, Virginia, deputies during a Friday night welfare check, killing Deputy Logan Utt, 31, and wounding a second officer.
The injured deputy survived because of a ballistic vest and is in stable condition, while local, state and federal agencies continue searching for Puckett, whom police describe as armed and extremely dangerous.
Utt, a military veteran who joined the sheriff's office in 2023, is survived by his wife and children as Virginia officials urge the public to report any sightings and not approach the suspect.
Why did a family's welfare check on a known explosives expert end in a deadly police ambush?
Awaiting trial for arson and explosives, how was the suspect free to allegedly kill a deputy?
A fugitive was just spotted by a game camera. Can technology outsmart a dangerous expert hiding in the wild?