Roanoke Police confirm that they, along with U.S. Marshals arrrested Charles Perdue late in the afternoon on February 14th. Police say they had surveillance on a home in the 1500 block of Aspen Street, and determined that Perdue was inside. After a search they found him hiding in the attic of the home.
Capt. Curtis Davis Roanoke Police: "He was buried under some insulation in the attic, just attempting to hide from us during the search. WSLS: How did you find him then? Davis: "We conducted surveillance and we are trained to search and do an in-depth search and they did, and located him there."
Police arrested Perdue without anyone being hurt. He is being held in the Roanoke City Jail.
The original story:
The shooting happened less than two weeks ago, on February 4. Bullet holes in the house in the 2400 Block of Orange Avenue are a distinct reminder of what happened.
Police Sgt. David Underwood showed us the home and described what happened.
“The officers got up here and met with a Sterling Tate who was picking up his kids,” said Underwood, who explained that a woman used the home for babysitting.
Tate was there to pick up his children, when he got into an argument with a woman in the front yard. The argument involved a previous dispute over s trespassing issue at another home.
While the two argued in the yard, a Chevy Caprice pulled up and two of the woman’s adult sons got out. Both had hand guns.
Police identified the men as, 18-year old Amario Perdue and 20 year old Charles Perdue.
Underwood described what happened next. “Mr. Tate says I don't want anything to do with you two guys. And at that point Amario and Charles, from what Mr. Tate was telling police, started firing at them.”
The shots missed -- but one bullet lodged in the closet of a bedroom upstairs. The children were downstairs at the time, according to people in the house.
Police arrested Amario Perdue a couple of days later. But Charles Perdue remains on the loose.
Underwood says he believes Perdue is, “armed and dangerous.”
Anyone with information is asked to call Crimeline at (540) 344-8500.
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