One Of Bradley County’s Most Wanted Apprehended

  • Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Matthew Wayne Dyar
Matthew Wayne Dyar

Matthew Dyar, one of Bradley County’s Most Wanted fugitives, was taken into custody on Monday without incident.

Dyar was booked into the Bradley County jail on warrants for threats, felony vandalism and assault. In August, 2006, Dyar was accused of assaulting his girlfriend’s mother when she expressed concerns that he was living with them but was not providing financial support. Witness statements indicated he struck the woman in the head and stomped her left foot.

Dyar has been on the run from BCSO for more than a year and a half. He was profiled in January and was added to the Most Wanted list shortly afterward.

In addition to the previously mentioned charges, Dyar has a hold on his release by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, where he has an outstanding warrant for violation of probation on an aggravated burglary charge.

Deputy Tim Robinson and Deputy Willie Espinosa arrested Dyar without incident at a home in the 300 block of Old Charleston Road. Deputies learned Dyar was staying there after an anonymous call was received at the 911 Communications Center.

Dyar had earlier asked a relative to contact the sheriff’s office to see about having the person he was staying with arrested for harboring a fugitive.

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