Military-trained fugitive accused of shooting wife eludes manhunt in rural woodlands

Federal and authorities agencies person converged connected agrarian Tennessee to hunt for a military-trained fugitive accused of shooting his woman and vanishing into dense woodland.

Craig Berry, 44, identified by officials arsenic a retired Special Forces seasoned with extended endurance training, remains astatine ample aft fleeing from a residence successful Stewart County aboriginal Sunday morning, according to the region sheriff’s office.

Berry is wanted for second-degree attempted murder, authorities said.

Deputies responded astir 1:30 a.m. to a location adjacent Old Paris Highway, wherever Berry is accused of shooting his woman during a home altercation. Emergency responders transported the pistillate to a hospital. Her information has not been publically released.

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Craig Berry was past seen adjacent River Trace Road, and authorities are conducting a "very elaborate search" of the country from River Trace Road to Highway 79 to parts of Highway 232 this week, the sheriff's bureau said Monday. (Stewart County Sheriff's Office)

Before deputies arrived, Berry fled into adjacent woods, triggering a rapidly escalating hunt that present spans a wide swath of rugged terrain on the Tennessee-Kentucky borderline region.

Authorities accidental Berry is equipped with astatine slightest 1 handgun, whitethorn beryllium carrying further ammunition and should beryllium considered highly dangerous.

Berry's inheritance successful Special Forces and endurance skills person heightened authorities' concerns. The sheriff’s bureau said that helium is highly acquainted with the country and trained successful endurance tactics.

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"He is precise acquainted with the area," Sheriff Gray said.

Berry was captured by a way camera wearing camouflage clothing, the sheriff's bureau said erstwhile releasing the photo.

The Stewart County Sheriff's Office says Craig Berry was captured by a way camera wearing camouflage clothing. (Stewart County Sheriff's Office)

Investigators accidental Berry was past tracked by K-9 units adjacent River Trace Road, but officials said that they nary longer cognize whether helium remains successful the contiguous area.

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The hunt portion has steadily expanded from the archetypal country adjacent Old Paris Highway to see Gray’s Landing and corridors on highways 232 and 79.

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The cognition besides present involves the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Marshals Service.

Craig Berry, the sheriff's bureau said, is simply a retired peculiar forces seasoned and has extended grooming successful endurance tactics. Officials added "he is an fantabulous swimmer and diver, and is successful bully carnal shape." (Stewart County Sheriff's Office)

Authorities person besides warned that Berry whitethorn beryllium attempting to evade detection by moving done wooded areas successful camouflage clothing.

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Officials picture him arsenic physically fit, susceptible of navigating hard terrain and waterways, noting helium is believed to beryllium a beardown swimmer and diver. 

Investigators said that Berry does not look to person a telephone oregon physics means of communication, limiting their quality to way him.

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Officials person besides not ruled retired the anticipation that helium whitethorn person received extracurricular assistance aft the shooting.

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Craig Berry is seen successful an undated photograph released by the Stewart County Sheriff's Office. (Stewart County Sheriff's Office)

Law enforcement, the sheriff’s section said Monday, has begun shifting tactics by scaling backmost immoderate wide woodland sweeps portion preparing for much targeted searches based connected leads.

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Authorities person besides turned to the nationalist for help, urging residents to stay alert, fastener their doors and study thing suspicious.

They person asked spot owners to cheque way cameras for imaginable images of Berry, suggesting investigators judge helium whitethorn inactive beryllium moving done areas.

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"We person nary accusation that helium is nary longer successful the area," the sheriff’s bureau said successful its latest update.

For now, authorities are informing residents not to attack Berry and if spotted, to telephone 911 immediately.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to the Stewart County Sheriff's Office for further details.