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Hillsboro Manhunt Ends in Arrest After Domestic Incident

On Wednesday April 26, 2023 approximately 9:46am Hillsboro Police Department along with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic on Hiltop Dr. in Hillsboro. Officers arrived and learned the grandmother at the residence had been stabbed in the head with scissors. Officers entered the residence to attempt to locate the suspect. Montgomery County Sheriff’s K9 “Flex” was used to search portions of the residence. The suspect was not located inside the residence. K9 “Flex” and a team of officers began tracking the suspect from scene into the wooded area near the residence. Due to the close proximity of Hillsboro High School, administrative staff was notified of the situation. Hillsboro Area Ambulance transported the female for treatment and she was later released. Additional police staff was called in for duty to assist in the manhunt. Montgomery County EMA was contact for the use of their drone to assist in searching the wooded area. Officers were stationed around HHS and Hillsboro Area Hospital for security. The initial search did not result in locating the suspect. A second attempt was initiated and the K9 team began an area search for the suspect in the woods behind HHS and Hillsboro Area Hospital. Subsequently a Hillsboro Police Officer located the suspect walking on the railroad track near the intersection of E. Tremont St and Railroad St approximately 11:45am. Tobey A. Wright 24 of Hillsboro was taken into custody. Wright was transported to Montgomery County Jail where he was booked into jail on charges of Attempted Murder, Aggravated Domestic Battery, and Interfering with Report of Domestic Violence. 

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