North Carolina fugitive throws child, found in crawl space of Gastonia home: Police

GASTONIA, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A wanted statewide fugitive was captured in Gastonia after he allegedly threw a child, according to the Gastonia Police Department.

On June 29, officers responded to Lineberger Park in Gastonia to help bail bondsmen take 29-year-old Zachary Goldston-Wynn into custody. Officials said during the encounter, Goldston-Wynn was holding a child whom he threw before running away. The bondsmen reportedly lost sight of him behind a row of houses.

Gastonia PD said there was no mention of any injuries to the child.

K-9 Ozzy was deployed to track the suspect, which led police to a home under construction at 105 W. Sixth Ave. Police said the search spanned over three hours and four miles.

Goldston-Wynn was found in a crawl space at the back of the house by K-9 Ozzy. Officers crawled into the space to safely take him into custody, officials said.

Goldston-Wynn was wanted on multiple outstanding warrants across several counties in North Carolina:

• Guilford County: Breaking & Entering Motor Vehicle, Felony Larceny, Felony Conspiracy, four counts of Possession of Stolen Goods, Felony Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle, Resisting a Public Officer.
• Wake County: Two counts each of Felony Possession of Stolen Goods, Felony Breaking & Entering, Felony Conspiracy, and Felony Larceny.
• Gaston County: Breaking & Entering, Resisting a Public Officer, Trespassing.

In addition to the outstanding warrants, Gastonia Police also charged Goldston-Wynn with breaking & entering, resisting a public officer, child abuse, and littering. Arrest records show he was booked under a

.1 million bond.