BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — A Burke County man that was injured following an officer-involved shooting is currently on the run after deputies say he walked out of the hospital where he was recovering.
The Burke County Sheriff’s Office was waiting for Johnny Kaylor to be medically cleared to be released and incarcerated. According to deputies, Kaylor left the hospital on Monday, June 3rd.
Anyone with any information regarding Kaylor whereabouts is asked to call the Burke County Sheriff’s Office at 828-438-5500 or Morganton/Burke Crimestoppers at 828-437-3333. All Crimestoppers tips are anonymous, and anyone with information leading an arrest may receive a cash reward.
Kaylor should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone who may come into contact with Kaylor are asked not to confront him but to contact law enforcement authorities.
Original story:
According to the sheriff's office, the Burke County Sheriff's Office Narcotics investigators issued a no-knock search warrant for a mobile home at 970 Airport/Rhodhiss Rd in Hickory Wednesday morning.
Deputies said the search warrant was issued with information that Johny Kaylor and others had firearms within the mobile home and that some of the occupants, including the suspect, sometimes had handguns on their persons.
Subsequent to Burke County SWAT breaching the door into the mobile home and then the bedroom door, the suspect's female companion was escorted out of the bedroom outside the mobile home. With repeated officers' demands, the suspect refused to get out of the bed and refused to show officers his hands that were hidden under the covers.
SWAT continued to negotiate with the suspect while he was threatening officers that he was going to kill them or make the officers kill him.
Deputies said after numerous threats, the suspect quickly moved his hands beneath the covers and a SWAT officer fired his weapon. Officers immediately began administering first aid and the SWAT medic entered the mobile home to assume medical care.
The suspect was airlifted from the airport to a medical center. The Sheriff requested the SBI to investigate the situation and the SWAT Officer was placed on paid administrative leave pending the results of the investigation.
No officers were injured in the situation.