Wake County DA: Convicted man on the loose after not returning to court room

Sunday, December 11, 2016
RALEIGH (WTVD) -- A Wake County District Attorney said a man who was on trial last week did not return to the court room after a break during jury deliberations.

The jury convicted Rodney Veney, 43, of 3 counts of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.
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Authorities are now searching for him.

Veney was charged in May 2015 with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, first degree burglary, and conspiracy breaking and entering.

He was out on bond before the trial.
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Veney cannot be sentenced until he is taken into custody.

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