Man accused of shooting father in face with crossbow captured after snowy manhunt

A West Virginia antheral was arrested aft allegedly shooting his begetter successful the look with a crossbow and starring constabulary connected a multi-county manhunt done snow-covered terrain, authorities said.

Chase Fleming was charged this week with malicious assault, with further charges possible, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department.

Police said Fleming was taken into custody aft an "exhausting search" and a "lengthy ft pursuit" done snow-covered parts of Jackson and Roane counties.

The unfortunate is successful unchangeable condition, the section said.

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Chase Fleming was arrested aft allegedly shooting his begetter successful the look with a crossbow, authorities said. (Jackson County Sheriff’s Department)

Fleming was admitted to a infirmary for reflection aft deputies attempted to get him medically cleared for incarceration.

Jackson County Sheriff Ross Mellinger told WV MetroNews that Fleming entered his father’s location with a preloaded crossbow.

The 2 got into an argument, and Fleming allegedly fired the weapon, the outlet reported, hitting the unfortunate successful the face.

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Authorities arrested a West Virginia antheral accused of shooting his begetter successful the look with a crossbow aft a multi-county manhunt, officials said. (Jackson County Sheriff’s Department)

The bolt reportedly entered the victim’s look conscionable beneath his near oculus and exited the backmost of his head.

"How the feline is inactive live is beyond me, it’s truly remarkable," Mellinger told MetroNews.

After fleeing the country successful his pickup truck, Fleming aboriginal crashed, constabulary said.

Mellinger said the sheriff’s section utilized aggregate K-9s and drones portion searching for Fleming, covering astir 7 miles done snowfall and wooded terrain.

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Authorities utilized K-9 units and drones during a hunt for a fishy accused of a crossbow shooting successful West Virginia, officials said. (Jackson County Sheriff’s Department)

Fleming was recovered hiding nether a stone connected a distant ridge and taken into custody without resistance, according to the outlet.

Bond has not been set, according to the sheriff’s department.