FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C. (WTVD) -- A man is on the run after he tried to evade Wake County deputies during a traffic stop Saturday morning, officials said.
According to the Wake County Sheriff's Office, Fuquay-Varina police were conducting a routine traffic stop when Joshua Akers jumped and ran.
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Just before 10:30 a.m., a Wake County deputy saw Akers in the 9900 block of Fayetteville Road near Shopping Circle.
Officials said Akers jumped into a landscaper's truck and drove through several yards between Howson Road and Stone Pond Lane.
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The truck got stuck near the woodline and Akers fled on foot.
Akers is at large but will be charged with larceny of a motor vehicle and damage to property once found.