Daniel Victor McCarn
On Saturday, around 1 AM, members of the Scottsboro Police Department responded to a domestic incident on Ruth Street.
Upon arrival, the suspect fled in a vehicle, and a pursuit ensued. The pursuit ended in a crash at the intersection of U.S. Hwy. 72 and County Park Road. The suspect exited the vehicle and began firing shots, striking an officer involved in the pursuit. The suspect, 29-year-old Daniel Victor McCarn fled on foot.
At approximately 9:56 P.M., the Scottsboro Police Department received a call from a business owner in the 2000 block of Old Larkinsville Road. The business owner spotted a male subject on their security camera who matched the suspect’s description.
Officers left the command post at Calvary Baptist Church and responded to the area. Upon arrival, the Scottsboro Police Department deployed a drone to assist in the search. A heat signature was quickly detected in the vicinity, and once movement was observed, a contact team was deployed with support from assisting agencies.
As officers approached the location, the heat signature was confirmed to be a person. The individual was positively identified as McCarn, formerly of Huntsville. McCarn was taken into custody without further incident and then booked into the Jackson County Jail on felony charges.
