NC deputy shot multiple times is ‘in good spirits’ in the hospital, officials say

GREENVILLE, NC (WNCN) — A Nash County deputy who was shot multiple times along Interstate 95 on Thursday is “in good spirits” Friday morning, the sheriff’s office said.

The shooting happened around 9:30 a.m. on I-95 southbound, north of Rocky Mount at mile marker 145.

According to Sheriff Keith Stone, one of the Nash County criminal addiction units was working traffic on I-95 when a 2008 Mercedes Benz with Florida tags was speeding.

Deputy Shelby Smith then attempted to stop the car to issue a warning citation. When the deputy attempted to get the driver’s license from the person in the car, the man, identified as Jarred Ford, 33 of St. Petersburg, Florida, handed the deputy a forged license.

Jarred Ford

The sheriff said Smith determined there was criminal activity during the traffic stop and called a K9 unit to the scene.

Deputy William Toney, a K9 handler, came up to the vehicle and asked the driver to get out of the car. A conversation ensued and that’s when Ford brandished a firearm and started shooting, striking Toney three or four times, the sheriff said.

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