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Smyth County Sheriff's Office arrest man wanted in Pennsylvania
WCYB 5 News ^ | December 15, 2019 | Christy Calcagno

Posted on 12/21/2019 11:53:58 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

A man wanted out of Pennsylvania was arrested Sunday morning in Smyth County, Virginia.

Officials say a deputy was working radar in the construction zone near the 53-mile marker on Interstate 81 just after midnight, when a Ford pickup was traveling at a high rate of speed.

The deputy attempted a traffic stop, but the truck accelerated and fled to exit 47, north on Highway 11, and eventually into a field at the end of Tranquility Lane.

Officials say, after a brief standoff, in which the driver made multiple threats that he had a firearm, he was taken into custody.

The driver, identified as 35-year-old Francis Edward Ney III of Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, was charged with the following:

Speeding, Reckless Driving, Felony Eluding, Improper Registration, No Driver’s License, Obstruction of Justice, Possession of Burglary tools, Possession of Stolen Vehicle, and Use of a Smoke Screen Device.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania; US: Virginia; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: construction; crime; drunks; dwi; endangerment; idiots; localnews; mayhem; pennsylvania; virginia; wisconsin; workzonesafety
More work zone mayhem:

Suspected drunken driver injured after crashing into construction equipment near Interstate 94 (11/24/19)

Kenosha man cited in crash that closed I-94 in Racine County (11/6/19)

1 posted on 12/21/2019 11:53:58 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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To: oldvirginian; BobL; Haiku Guy; knarf

I’m betting these three winners are registered to vote, too.


2 posted on 12/21/2019 11:54:59 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Show me the people who own the land, the guns and the money, and I'll show you the people in charge.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

“Use of a Smoke Screen Device” ???

Didn’t know that one was on the books.


3 posted on 12/21/2019 11:58:31 AM PST by 2111USMC (Aim Small Miss Small)
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To: 2111USMC

I think it’s printed on Gin bottles.


4 posted on 12/21/2019 12:17:08 PM PST by knarf (est line of the year !)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

The situation ended peace fully on Tranquillity Lane.


5 posted on 12/21/2019 12:30:32 PM PST by Fido969 (In!)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Coal town, Shenandoah PA, not to be confused with the one in VA.
Near the notorious extinct village of Centralia where burns an underground fire that began in the 1960’s. Shendo, as the locals call it, is probably on the list of cheapest ten towns in the USA for real estate.
Claim to fame: said to be the birthplace of bandleader Tommy Dorsey.


6 posted on 12/21/2019 12:37:41 PM PST by Buttons12
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

And so why was he initially a wanted man in PA? Sharp minds want to know.


7 posted on 12/21/2019 1:03:47 PM PST by Revel
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To: 2111USMC

“Use of a Smoke Screen Device”???

Yep, ever since Goldfinger.


8 posted on 12/21/2019 1:11:50 PM PST by A strike ( Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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To: Buttons12

...Shenandoah Va. is in a beautiful part of the Commonwealth...east-ish of Harrisonburg; north-ish of Charlottesvile.... according to legend (or maybe fact...), “shenandoah” is from a local Indian word meaning “daughter of the stars...”


9 posted on 12/21/2019 1:33:26 PM PST by TokarevM57
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Hi.

“and Use of a Smoke Screen Device.”

Moonshine runnin’

5.56mm


10 posted on 12/21/2019 1:42:50 PM PST by M Kehoe (DRAIN THE SWAMP! BUILD THE WALL!)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Just like a finger in the jacket pocket, pretty sure since he said he had a gun, he could be charged with a gun related crime, as well.


11 posted on 12/21/2019 2:36:42 PM PST by Fireone (Build the gallows first, then the wall!)
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To: Fido969

“”A man wanted out of Pennsylvania””

Well, he was definitely OUT!


12 posted on 12/21/2019 2:55:27 PM PST by Thank You Rush
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To: Thank You Rush

Don’t worry. Our MARXIST States Attorney General will set him free on $10 bond.


13 posted on 12/21/2019 7:38:58 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (Figures)
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