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ROSEBORO, N.C. — It's been more than three weeks since the husband of a missing Sampson County woman was arrested. There's been no sign of Kiara Wiggins, 38, who was reported missing in June. Her husband is in jail and refusing to speak to authorities about her disappearance.

Sampson County Sheriff Jimmy Thornton said in June he believed that Kiara Wiggins was in danger. The sheriff's office is offering a $5,000 reward for any information related to Kiara Wiggins' disappearance.

She lived with Carl Wiggins in Roseboro and they were married for 12 years, according to Kiara Wiggins' family.

Carl Wiggins was sentenced earlier this month to two years in prison for charges related to a high-speed chase that crossed through three counties. The chase began in Sampson County and ended in Raleigh on Interstate 40. He's accused of stealing an SUV, then fleeing from police in a stolen car.

<ul>	<li><a href="https://www.wral.com/story/family-of-missing-sampson-co-woman-relieved-to-see-husband-in-custody/19740116/">Family of missing Sampson Co. woman relieved to see husband in custody </a></li></ul>

He was never charged in connection to Kiara Wiggins' disappearance, though officials believe the stolen SUV is connected to her. There is a chance that Carl Wiggins could be charged in his wife's disappearance, but investigators don't have enough evidence to bring that charge against him.

"We've got to have somebody giving us some detailed information," Thornton said. "You've got to have specific data. Without a missing body, you don't have anything."

WRAL has team coverage of Carl Wiggins' arrest. He was wanted in questioning for the disapperance of his wife, and was last seen earlier this month. The sister of Kiara Wiggins, the missing woman, speaks about their relationship. 

PROCESS AND HOW SOON A WINNER COULD BE REVEALED. . &gt;&gt;&gt; BREAKING NEWS AT 4:00. A MAN IS IN POLICE CUSTODY AFTER THIS CHASE INVOLVING THIS SUV LINKED TO HIS MISSING WIFE. THIS IS THE SCENE FROM WRAL SKY KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BREAK SUV. IT ENDED AFTER OFFICERS PUT DOWN STOP STICKS. YOU CAN SEE THE MAN JUMP OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND RUN INTO THE WOODS BEFORE THE DEPUTIES CAPTURE THIS MAN. THIS WAS QUITE THE DRAMATIC SCENE ON I-40. THANKS FOR BEING WITH IT. I'M LENA TILLETT. &gt;&gt; I'M GERALD OWENS. THE CHASE STARTED IN JOHNSTON COUNTY WHERE THE SUSPECT WAS SPOTTED. THEN TRAVELING TO NEWTON GROVE IN SAMPSON COUNTY. AND WIGGINS WENT BACK THROUGH JOHNSTON COUNTY AND HE WAS APPREHENDED ON I-40 IN RALEIGH. I WANT TO SHOW YOU A PICTURE OF CARL AND KIARA WIGGINS. CARL IS IN CUSTODY AND KIARA IS MISSING. WE HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGE. KEELY ARTHUR IS LIVE ON I-40. . &gt;&gt; Reporter: SO BREAKING IN JUST THE LAST FEW MOMENTS, CARL WIGGINS' STOLEN SUV THAT WAS PARKED RIGHT HERE HAS BEEN MOVED BY AUTHORITIES. WE'RE BETWEEN ROCK QUARRY ROAD ON I-40 AND JONES SAUSAGE ROAD. WIGGINS IS IN CUSTODY. AND COMMUTERS CERTAINLY HAPPY RIGHT NOW THAT ALL LANES OF TRAFFIC ARE NOW OPEN. A WILD RIDE ON 40 WEST THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 1:00 P.M. WRAL'S SKY 5 CAPTURED THE CHASE AS AUTHORITIES PURSUED CARL WIGGINS. HE IS WANTED FOR QUESTIONING IN THE DISAPPEARANCE OF HIS WIFE. HE REACHED SPEEDS OF 90 MILES PER HOUR AS HE DROVE FROM JOHNSTON TO WAKE COUNTY. THE STOP STICKS BLEW OUT THE TIRE, SENDING THE SUV HURLING INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. OUR CAMERAS CAPTURED WIGGINS'S FINAL PUSH TO EVADE AUTHORITIES AS WE RAN TO THE WOODS, ONLY TO BE APPREHENDED MOMENTS LATER. AS WIGGINS HEADS TO JAIL, COMMUTERS ARE LEFT IN STAND STILL TRAFFIC. WE TIMED OUT HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO GET FROM JONES SAUSAGE ROAD TO THE CRIME SCENE, A DRIVE THAT WOULD NORMALLY TAKE A MINUTE OR SO TOOK MORE THAN TEN. IT SHOULD MOVE A LITTLE BIT FASTER NOW THAT LANES HAVE OPENED UP. THERE IS A BIT OF TRAFFIC, BUT THAT'S JUST BECAUSE IT'S RUSH HOUR, AND THERE'S SUMMER CONSTRUCTION GOING ON RIGHT NOW. AS WE MENTIONED, KIARA WIGGINS IS MISSING. THEY DID NOT FIND HER IN THE SUV. THEY STUDIED THAT SUV FOR HOURS. SO MAYBE IMPORTANT PIECES OF EVIDENCE COMING OUT OF THAT. . &gt;&gt; THANK YOU. &gt;&gt;&gt; I'M IN THE WRAL LIVE CENTER KEEPING AN EYE ON THE ROADS. HERE IS I-40. LOOKING AT TRAFFIC AT 403. YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE STILL SOME SLOW DOWNS THERE ON THE WESTBOUND OR INBOUND LANES SHOWING THE SLOW DOWNS AS RESIDUAL DELAYS CONTINUE TO MOUNT GOING TO RUSH HOUR. JUST UNDERSTAND THAT I-40 THROUGH THAT AREA IS SLOW GOING THIS AFTERNOON. BACK TO YOU. &gt;&gt; THANKS. &gt;&gt;&gt; AND BRAND NEW VIDEO HERE. LESS THAN AN HOUR AGO, CARL WIGGINS WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AT THE DETENTION CENTER. GILBERT BAEZ WAS THERE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. HE JOINS US LIVE WITH REACTION FROM FAMILY MEMBERS WHO WERE SO DESPERATE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO KIARA. . &gt;&gt; Reporter: YEAH. LET'S PUT THIS IN PERSPECTIVE. IT'S JUNE 23rd. SHE'S BEEN MISSING SINCE JUNE 9th. THAT'S TWO WEEKS THAT THE FAMILY HAS NOT SEEN HER OR HER HUSBAND. HE WAS CAPTURED AFTER THE HIGH-SPEED CHASE ON I-40 AND BROUGHT TO THE DETENTION CENTER. WE HAVE FOOTAGE OF HIM GOING IN. WE WANT TO ROLL THAT FOR YOU. HE'S BEEN ON THE LOOSE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. IT TOOK A COUPLE OF SECONDS TO GET OUT OF THE PATROL CAR AND GO INTO THE BUILDING. THAT'S WHERE THE QUESTIONING WILL BEGIN. HOPEFULLY, IT WILL LEAD TO THE WHEREABOUTS OF HIS MISSING WIFE. THEY HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR HIM FOR SOME TIME. HE STOLE THE SUV WE'RE TOLD DOWN IN BRAID BLADEN COUNTY. AND RETURNED TO SAMPSON COUNTY ON SATURDAY WITH IT NOT FAR AWAY FROM THE DETENTION CENTER WHERE FAMILY MEMBERS ENCOUNTERED HIM. AND HE LEFT BEFORE THE AUTHORITIES CAUGHT HIM ON SATURDAY NIGHT, THIS PAST SATURDAY. I DID HAVE A CHANCE ON MY PHONE TO GET THE FOOTAGE OF CARL WIGGINS GOING INTO THE SAMPSON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER. I SHOWED IT TO KIARA'S MOTHER AND HER AUNT. AND I WANT TO ROLL THAT TO YOU. AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT HER AUNT'S RESPONSE IS WHEN SHE SEES HIS FACE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE KIARA HAS BEEN MISSING. WHEN YOU SEE HIM, LET ME KNOW. &gt;&gt; YEAH. YEAH. YES, LORD. YES. YEP. THAT'S HIM. . &gt;&gt; Reporter: WHAT'S GOING THROUGH YOUR HEAD NOW AS YOU SAW HIS FACE AND SEE HIM GOING IN THERE? &gt;&gt; I WANT TO GO DOWN THERE. I AIN'T GOING TO HURT HIM. I WOULDN'T HURT HIM. THAT'S SOMEBODY ELSE'S CHILD. &gt;&gt; Reporter: WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO THE FAMILY IN TERMS OF KIARA MISSING? HE IS THE KEY TO THIS. &gt;&gt; HE IS THE KEY. THEY'RE TOGETHER ALL THE TIME. . &gt;&gt; Reporter: AND YOU COULD HEAR THE EMOTION IN HER VOICE. I GOT THE SAME REACTION FROM HER FORE AS WELL. AGAIN, LET'S PUT THIS IN PERSPECTIVE. THEY HAVE CAPTURED CARL WIGGINS. BUT THE LOVED ONE, THE WIFE, THE DAUGHTER, THE SISTER IS STILL MISSING. AND THEY'RE HOPING THAT THE CAPTURE OF WIGGINS WILL LEAD THEM TO THE MISSING WOMAN. &gt;&gt; WOW.

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Her family is desperate for information about her disappearance. They hoped she would be found alive, but now, they aren't so sure. <a href="https://www.wral.com/story/with-husband-in-jail-and-not-talking-family-plans-search-for-missing-sampson-county-woman/19743402/">Her family led a search into areas where Carl Wiggins was known to frequent,</a> but didn't find any evidence of Kiara Wiggins.

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