Brandon Scott Carter
33-year old Brandon Scott Carter was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped by Alexander County Sheriff’s Deputies in Hiddenite. During the stop, Carter is said to have fled the scene on foot.
An extensive search was conducted by the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office, Taylorsville Police, The North Carolina Highway Patrol and the Office of Probation and Parole. He was located in a wooded area near East Alexander Park around 1pm.
Carter was arrested on August 27th by Alexander County Deputies and charged with simple assault, assault-communicating threats, vandalism with damage to personal property and second-degree trespassing. He was released with a bond of $10,000. Carter is also listed on the North Carolina Sex-Offender Registry as the result of a first-degree rape conviction in Forsyth County in 2005. He was released from prison in July, 2021.
A list of charges is not yet available
As a precaution, Hiddenite Elementary School was placed on Code-In status.
Carter is being held without bond in the Alexander County Detention Center.
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