Suspect in stolen motorcycle case found hiding in hospital ceiling, police say
By Stephanie Moore
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GASTONIA, North Carolina (WYFF) — One of the suspects wanted in a stolen motorcycle investigation was found hiding in the ceiling of a hospital in North Carolina, according to police.
The Gastonia Police Department said they got an alert just after noon on Sunday from a Flock camera about two stolen motorcycles spotted.
Officers said they spotted the motorcycles near the intersection of New Hope Road and East Franklin Boulevard and tried to pull them over.
Authorities said both riders took off and the motorcycles were found wrecked and abandoned at the dead end of Melvin Drive, just east of New Hope Road.
A Gastonia police K-9 was called to track the suspects.
During the search, one suspect was located and arrested nearby in the bushes. He is identified as Payton Beatty.
The K-9 tracked the other suspect to CaroMont Regional Medical Center.
After an extensive search, authorities said Christopher Adam Hooper, of Dallas, was found hiding in a drop-down ceiling of the hospital.
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