Botetourt County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance locating an Eagle Rock, VA man facing a list of charges, including attempted murder, and a woman who may be with him against her will.
According to BCSO, Arieanna McDorman, on March 23, a 32-year-old Clifton Forge woman, contacted her mother claiming she was in a dispute with her boyfriend. The mother, who wasn’t named, and her partner, also unidentified, went to the location where McDorman was, a residence in the 20000 block of Botetourt Road in Eagle Rock.
BCSO said when they arrived to pick up McDorman, a suspect, later identified as 34-year-old Joseph Bray Lee, of Eagle Rock, was restraining McDorman by the arm. As the mother attempted to intervene, Lee allegedly shot at her.
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The mother wasn’t hit and called 911 to report the man shooting at her and her partner. That call came in at approximately 3:25 a.m., the sheriff’s office reported.
The suspect and victims were gone before the deputies and the Emergency Response Team (ERT) arrived.
BCSO said it unknown whether McDorman, who is wanted in Allegheny County left with Lee willingly. Court records show she’s wanted for 2 charges of felony probation violation.
Authorities processed the scene and gathered evidence. Lee is now facing charges for:
- Abduction,
- Attempted Murder (2 Counts),
- Shooting across a roadway (2 Counts),
- Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon,
- Use of a firearm in the commission of a felony,
- Maliciously shooting at an occupied vehicle (4 Counts),
- Domestic Assault,
- Brandishing (2 Counts), and
- Reckless handling of a firearm (2 Counts)
But BCSO said his whereabouts are unknown. They are asking anyone who has information about the incident, where Bray is located, or the whereabouts of Dorman to contact the Botetourt County Sheriff’s Office at (540) 473-8631.
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