CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. — A 52-year-old convicted sex offender was arrested Wednesday after he led Catawba County deputies on a chase that ended in a crash, the sheriff said.
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Deputies tried to stop Paul Edward Ikard Jr.’s vehicle for having fake tags on Highway 127 South at Old Farm Drive.
That was when the alleged suspect gave deputies a fake name, and it was quickly revealed it was Ikard, a sex offender, with a record.
Ikard didn’t stop and fled, which started a pursuit that ended in a crash at the intersection of Old Farm Drive and Valley Field Road, Sheriff Don Brown stated in a news release.
Ikard tried to run off but was soon captured.
He was convicted in 2003 in Catawba County for indecent liberties with a child and in 2007 in Burke County for second-degree rape.
Ikard is listed on the North Carolina Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry as an “aggravated recidivist.”
Ikard had outstanding warrants for failure to register as a sex offender, failure to notify law enforcement of address change, interfering with an electronic monitoring device, and a parole violation.
Ikard was charged with felony fleeing to elude arrest, identity theft, reckless driving, and resisting a public officer. Ikard was also served with outstanding warrants. He received a $10,000 secured bond on the charge of interfering with an electronic monitoring device and no bond on the remaining charges.
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