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The man who led law enforcement on an all-night manhunt has been jailed after he allegedly shot at deputies early Tuesday.
Thomas Devine Barsh, 45, was arrested around 4:30 p.m. by state Probation office, according to a press release from the sheriff’s office. He is being held no bond due to probation violations. He is charged with assault on a female, misdemeanor domestic violence, kidnapping, two counts of assault on a law enforcement officer with a firearm, going armed to the terror of the public, communicating threats, and attempted first degree burglary. His address was listed as 976 Jacobs Lane.
Deputies were called to Sheldon Patrick’s home at 130 Jacobs Lane at 1:12 a.m. Tuesday, the release said. Warrants show that Barsh tried to break into Patrick’s home at 130 Jacobs Lane at 1:12 a.m., kicking the front door and trying to break into an outbuilding. He then allegedly fired “multiple shots” with a shotgun. He demanded that Patrick turn over some property “Or you are going down,” the warrant said.
Patrick told deputies that Barsh had sent threatening messages earlier in the day, “and had expressed intentions to harm him,” the release said.
Deputies were searching the area when they head someone running away through a nearby wooded area. They pursued the male subject but lost him, the release said.
While they were searching for Barsh, they found Misti Gibson, 38, in a nearby field with “visible injuries.” Gibson told deputies that Barsh had forced her to leave her home at gunpoint, dragged her by the hair into the woods, and assaulted her. Deputies were treating and interviewing Gibson when they heard more gunfire nearby.
“Deputies took immediate action to secure the area and requested additional support,” the release said.
Deputies, along with the Columbus County and Whiteville drone units, searched until dawn, but did not find Barsh. He was entered in the National Crime Information Center at 9:30 a.m. Fugitive agents from the Probation Department and deputies took Barsh into custody in the afternoon without further incident.
“The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office thanks all responding units and assisting agencies for their swift action and coordination during this dangerous incident,” the release said.
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