BERTIE COUNTY, N.C. (WAVY) -- A man was recently apprehended out of Bertie County in connection with felony strangulation and separate abduction charges out of Virginia.

According to officials, on Thursday, Sept. 25 around 6 p.m., deputies with the Bertie County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to an address in the 200 block of North Main Street in Colerain for reports of a domestic situation.

While on the way to the residence, deputies were informed that the suspect, 40-year-old Donnie Ray Deloatch Jr., also had abduction and kidnapping charges out of Virginia, officials said.

When crews arrived to the scene, deputies said Deloatch barricaded himself within the residence, leading to Nash County Special Response Team (SRT) to assist. Several hours later, around 11:30 p.m., Nash County S

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