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Remember The Stony Point Man That Crashed Into The Alexander County Jail In 2021 ? He’s In Custody Again

November 16, 2022 By Richard C. Gilbert

Brantly Lee Minton

34-year old Brantly Lee Minton of Stony Point is back in custody.

Minton was placed in the Alexander County Detention Center on Wednesday for felony probation violation and interfere with electronic monitoring. He is being held under a secured bond of $54,000.

On September 11th, 2001, Minton led Alexander County Deputies, Taylorsville Police and the NC Highway Patrol on a bizarre chase that began in the Vashti Community and ended when he crashed his SUV through the sally port at the County Law Enforcement Center.

In March of this year, Minton was convicted of felony counts of speeding to elude arrest and larceny of a motor vehicle. He received probation and a 24 month suspended sentence. In April of this year, Minton was sentenced in an Iredell County drug case and received jail time. He was released on September 26.

Photo: Alexander County Sheriff’s Office

Rob Eastwood-WHKY contributed to this story

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