UPDATE: Scearce now in custody for charges of kidnapping, strangulation

WENTWORTH, NC – July 2, 2018: Douglas Ray Scearce is now in the custody of Rockingham County Sheriff's Deputies.

ORIGINAL:

EDEN, NC – Rockingham County Sheriff's Investigators are seeking the whereabouts of Douglas Ray Scearce, 50, of 136 Beech Avenue Danville, VA,. Scearce is wanted on charges of First Degree Kidnapping and felonious Assault by Strangulation in connection to an incident that occurred earlier this morning at 2221 East Stadium Dr. Eden, N.C..

Scearce in known to frequent the Eden, N.C. and Danville, VA areas. Anyone who sees Scearce or knows of his whereabouts is asked to notify their local law enforcement agency immediately by calling 9-1-1 or by calling Rockingham County Crime Stoppers at 336-349-9683