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Morganton Man Nabbed After Chase Through Cemetary

March 25, 2024 By Richard C. Gilbert

Michael Edward Monn

A Burke County manhunt ended on Thursday, March 21st when officers nabbed a man running through a cemetery.

31-year old Michael Edward Monn is charged with four counts of felony failure to appear and felony resisting arrest by the Morganton Department of Public Safety.

Monn was the subject of a manhunt Thursday afternoon in the area of Valdese Avenue, Hogan Street and East Fleming Drive. He ran into a wooded area in the 200-block of Valdese Avenue after U.S. Marshals located him at a residence.

Later in the day, Monn was spotted running through Forest Hill Cemetery and was taken into custody. H has previous convictions for obtaining property by false pretense and larceny.

Monn is being held under a total $190,000 secured bond in the Burke County Detention Center.

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