Troutman Man Runs Through Checkpoint With Child In Car

IREDELL COUNTY, NC — A Troutman man was arrested and now faces numerous charges after he sped through a driver’s license checkpoint in Statesville with a child in the vehicle, Iredell County Sheriff’s Office said Friday.

According to ICSO, deputies were manning the Aug. 7 checkpoint in the 400 block of Shiloh Road in Statesville when a vehicle sped through it, and the driver refused to stop.

“Deputies attempted to stop the vehicle by following it, however they quickly realized there was a small child in the vehicle and stopped following the vehicle due to the safety of the child,” ICSO said.

Shortly afterwards, the driver of the vehicle — who has been identified as Sheldby Darrell Fraley, 34 — abandoned the vehicle at the end of Clements Road.

“Deputies quickly set up a perimeter and deployed a canine to track the suspect,” ICSO said. “As the canine team was tracking, the suspect ran out of the woods, with the small child, in an attempt to evade the dog, but was apprehended by perimeter deputies.”

Fraley was arrested and was charged with felony flee to elude in a motor vehicle; misdemeanor child abuse; misdemeanor possession of marijuana; misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia; and resisting a public officer. Fraley was also charged with failing to secure a passenger under 8 years old in a child safety seat.

Fraley’s secured bond was set at $30,000. The child was turned over to their mother, pending an investigation by the Iredell County Department of Social Services, ICSO said.

According to authorities, at the time of the incident Fraley was out of jail on a $20,000 secured bond for numerous drug charges.