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Man runs from police after registering as a sex offender

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SALEM (WSLS 10) - A man registering as a sex offender ran from Sheriff's deputies Wednesday after they discovered he was wanted on an outstanding warrant. 

According to the Sheriff's Office, Barry Cole, Jr. registered as a sex offender Wednesday afternoon.

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When he left the building, deputies determined he was wanted for an outstanding warrant.

A spokesperson from Roanoke City Police said a police officer and a sheriff deputy pursued him before he climbed onto a building and hid.

Cole was eventually arrested along Salem Avenue.


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