Authorities arrest 'armed and dangerous' man who stole pickup, led police on chase

Jody Spurling, 40, of Alabama, was listed Friday morning in the Wake County jail, according to online jail logs. He is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle and felony flee/elude arrest. He was arrested on Hammond Road in Raleigh and was jailed under $765,000 bond.

A deputy arrived at the scene before Spurling exited the store. Authorities said Spurling then got back into the stolen pickup truck and rammed the deputy’s car and a Toyota several times each before fleeing through the parking lot and knocking down several trees.

He then struck a car in the parking lot of a nearby pizzeria before jumping out of the vehicle and running.

"We had K-9 units respond, but we were unable to locate him," Chief Deputy Bengie Gaddis said.

Johnson County authorities on Tuesday said Spurling is charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon, misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a stolen vehicle.

In Wake County, he is also charged with six counts of breaking and entering a motor vehicle, two counts of felony larceny, two counts of financial card theft, two counts of financial card fraud and one count of obtaining property by false pretense.