Fugitive from North Carolina dies while fleeing Sheriff’s deputies
The North Fork of the Flathead River flows between Glacier National Park and the Flathead National Forest in this 2013 file photo. (Daily Inter Lake)
Authorities say they pulled the body of a North Carolina fugitive wanted on multiple felony charges from the Flathead River near the Blankenship Bridge earlier this month.
Steven Jeffrey O'Shields, 35, of Franklin, North Carolina was sought on extraditable felony warrants for charges including sexual battery against a child, burglary, theft of services and police obstruction, according to the Flathead County Sheriff's Office. He also allegedly was a non-compliant sex offender.
The charges all originated in North Carolina, officials said.
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