Fugitive captured by Winston-Salem Police

ZACHARY FLETCHER

"Officers with the Winston-Salem Police Department observed Zachary Fletcher standing beside a vehicle in the 800 block of N. Cameron Avenue. Officers recognized Zachary Fletcher, who is a fugitive on Federal drug charges. Upon seeing the officers, Zachary Fletcher ran into his residence, 820 N. Cameron Avenue with officers in pursuit on foot. Zachary Fletcher was taken into custody without incident inside his residence.

Officers obtained a search warrant and executed same at 820 N. Cameron Avenue. As a result of the search warrant the following was seized:

 27 Unfired Rounds of Ammunition

 4 Smart Phones

 3 Digital Scales

 13 Bank Cards

 Counterfeit $100 Bill

 Mak 12 .380 Caliber handgun

 $387.00 US Currency

 6.5 Xanax Pills (1.68 Gm)

 4 Hydrocodone Pills (1.69 Gm) 

 274.26 Grams of Crack Cocaine

Cocaine Residue

Zachary Fletcher was charged by the Winston-Salem Police Department with the following crimes:

 Trafficking Cocaine

 Possession with Intent to sell and Deliver Cocaine

 Possession of Cocaine within 1000 Feet of a school

 Possession with Intent to sell and Deliver Schedule II narcotics

 Possession with Intent to sell and Deliver Schedule IV narcotics

 Resist and Delay an Officer

 Alter/Destroy Evidence

 Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon

 Possession of Counterfeit Currency ($100 Bill)

 Possession with Intent to sell and Deliver Schedule III narcotics

 Maintaining a Vehicle for the purpose of violation the NC Controlled Substance Act

 Maintaining a Dwelling for the purpose of violation the NC Controlled Substance Act

 Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Zachary Fletcher was served with the following Federal Fugitive Warrants:

Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Cocaine

Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking

Possession of Firearm by a Convicted Felon

Zachary Fletcher was given No Bond Allowed on a Federal Detainer and placed into the Forsyth County Law Enforcement Detention Center.

Anyone with information as to these crimes is asked to contact Crimstoppers at 727-2800."

From Police Report

Man arrested after hitting four police cars while fleeing

Normally we don't post press releases, and but this one is too unique not to share. This was sent out by the Greensboro Police Department about two hours ago. 

Three Greensboro police officers received minor injuries late this afternoon when their vehicles were struck by a pickup truck driven by a man suspected of transporting drugs.

Acting on a credible tip that the man was bringing several kilos of cocaine into the city, vice/narcotics officers attempted to block his vehicle at approximately 4:19 p.m. as it was slowing for a traffic signal at the intersection of High Point Road and South Holden Road.

The operator evaded officers by accelerating his vehicle and striking four unmarked police vehicles, including one head-on. He then fled southbound on Holden Road, entered I85 southbound, crossed the highway median in the vicinity of Groometown Road, abandoned his vehicle near the overpass entrance to I85, and fled on foot.

Greensboro Police Department K9 tracked the suspect to a marshy area inside a perimeter established by Guilford County Sheriff’s deputies and Greensboro police. He was taken into custody without further incident.

The suspect is currently being interviewed by police. His name has not been verified. The vehicle has not yet been searched.

Additional information will be provided in a later update.

UPDATE (9 a.m. Tuesday): Police found 2 kilos of cocaine in the vehicle. The department has not yet released the driver's name. 

UPDATE (11 a.m. Tuesday): Police identified the man as  Ramon Conchas-Escobedo, 33, of Asheboro. "Escobedo faces multiple felony charges including Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer. He is confined in Greensboro Jail Central on a $1,000,000 secured bond. The officers are expected to fully recover."