IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. — SWAT Team negotiators are on the scene of a standoff involving an armed man in a dump truck. Deputies say the chase began in Statesville and ended in a wooded area behind a rest stop on Interstate 77SB near exit 42.
It is unclear at this time what started the chase.
*James K. Call, dump truck driver who led police on chase and then several hour standoff, now in custody. No injuries.
*Authorities say Call did something similar 15 years ago. He will be taken to a local hospital for mental evaluaton. Today’s incident stemmed from armed robbery.
