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U.S. marshals, county SWAT team arrest man in Mills River

By Bill Moss, Published: December 16, 2016

The U.S. Marshals Service and members of the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team on Thursday chased down and arrested a man in Mills River after he jumped out a rear window of a house when the law officers arrived to serve an arrest warrant.

Keith Anthony Middleton was wanted by the Collier County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office for robbery with the use of a firearm on Feb. 17.

The Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force of the US Marshals Service,contacted the Violent Offender Task Force, in Asheville after investigators suspected that Middleton had fled to western North Carolina.

Working closely with the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, the marshals followed up on numerous leads, which eventually led to 226 Knoll Ridge Road in Mills River. While they were trying to serve the warrant, Middleton jumped out a rear window and ran. Law officers caught him and arrested him. He was jailed under a $450,000 bond in Henderson County.