WAKE FOREST, N.C. (WTVD) A former Wake County deputy involved in a four-hour long standoff with sheriff s deputies on Wednesday night has been arrested in a Wake Forest neighborhood.
Wake County deputies responded to the 11000 block of Jeffrey s Lane around 5 p.m. to serve a warrant and a restraining order after Brad Woodlief allegedly assaulted his wife earlier in the week.
The Wake County Sheriff s Office (WCSO) said Woodlief previously served as a Wake County deputy under a previous administration.
When deputies attempted to contact Woodlief by phone, he made threats against deputies. Deputies determined that he was armed.
Sheriff: Ex-deputy arrested, charged after 4-hour standoff
January 28, 2021 GMT
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (AP) A former North Carolina deputy accused of assaulting his wife was arrested after a four-hour standoff with authorities Wednesday night, officials said.
Wake County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Eric Curry said deputies were attempting to serve Brad Woodlief with a warrant and a restraining order when he threatened authorities and refused to leave his home, news outlets reported.
Authorities said Woodlief was accused of assaulting his wife earlier this week.
Curry said Woodlief “made threats against the safety of the deputies” when he was contacted by phone. Deputies believed Woodlief was armed.