On Friday, January 13, 2023 at 4:42 p.m., Deputies were dispatched to the 2500 block of Greensboro- Chapel Hill Rd., near the Eli Whitney community, in reference to a suspicious person. On arrival, Deputies made contact with the caller who stated he was flagged down by a female who was injured and bleeding. EMS arrived on scene and began evaluating and treating the patient.
The female stated that her ex-boyfriend, Tyrone Devon Bass, kidnapped her at gunpoint from her residence in Greensboro. The victim further stated that Mr. Bass stopped the car on a gravel road believed to be off of Greensboro-Chapel Hill Rd. and began beating her with his hands and a pistol, then driving off. The victim was transported to UNC-CH Hospital by EMS.
The Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit (SVU), conducted an immediate investigative follow up with the victim and obtained felony and misdemeanor charges against Mr. Bass. SVU Investigators contacted Mr. Bass by telephone and convinced him to surrender himself. On Saturday morning, January 14, 2023 at 1:11 a.m., Mr. Bass turned himself in at the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office.
Name: Tyrone Devon Bass B/M/32
Address: 705 Audubon Lake Dr. Durham, N.C.
Charges: (Alamance County) 1ct: Felony Restraint, 1ct: Assault With Deadly Weapon With Intent to Kill/Inflict Serious Injury, 1ct Misdemeanor Assault on a Female, 2cts: Misdemeanor Communicating Threats
Charges: (Greensboro Police) 1ct: Felony First Degree Kidnapping, 1ct: Felony Robbery With Dangerous Weapon, 1ct: Felony Breaking/Enter Terrorize/Injure, 1ct: Felony Interfere With Emergency Communications
Bond: $300,000 secure
