![]() "That day in July 2017, evil stepped into our world, unconscionable evil, that did an unthinkable thing to this good man.” “Everybody described Tommy as a good man (with) a good family," he said. Transylvania County Sheriff David Mahoney assisted in the search for Bryson. People in the Mills River community have been much more cautious since Bryson's kidnapping and death – some started carrying firearms, he said. It is good to get some closure and put this behind us." "We shared in their (Bryson family) grief. "It was a nightmare for the entire community," Livingston said. They went to church together for several years. He got off easy."īoth natives of Mills River, Bryson and Livingston enjoyed hunting and fishing together. If that makes me a bad person to say that he deserves to die, then so be it. "Has justice been served? I'm not really sure. "From a personal selfish standpoint, I'm a little bit disappointed because Stroupe deserves to die," Livingston said. Mills River Fire Chief Rick Livingston, a longtime friend of Tommy Bryson, told the Times-News Tuesday that he supports and respects the family's decision. More: 3 charged with harboring armed kidnapper one still on the run More: DA Andrew Murray drops charges against Stroupe Sr. He can take evil and he can make good out of it and I think I have seen that today." "God is in control of everything that happens in this world. "You don't think something like this could ever happen to you, but it does, and there were so many people that felt love for us that we didn't even know that didn't even know Tommy. "This was the worst nightmare that anybody could ever face," she said. Lynn Bryson described Tommy as a quiet man who would be astonished by the support people have offered to his family. She also thanked the thousands of people who searched for her husband and strangers who offered love and support. Tommy Bryson's wife, Lynn, thanked the Mills River community, which she said has stood behind her and her family for the past four years. Rick Bryson said if he had the chance to talk to his dad today, he would say: "Deer season's right around the corner. "After four years, however, we have begun to heal," he said. The family will "never completely get over" their loss, Joey Bryson said. More: Stroupe to fire lawyers, represent himself at Bryson murder trial More: Attorneys, medical experts question Stroupe II's capacity to represent himself in capital murder trial "I think my brother and I talk about this a lot – I would've just liked to have been able to say goodbye, but he was left in a cornfield for six days." "My dad wasn't ready to leave this world," said Rick Bryson, Tommy Bryson's son. "He encountered an evil man and this man for some reason thought he had the right to take my father out of this world. On July 22, 2017, police say Stroupe fled from a traffic stop and disappeared into Pisgah National Forest on Highway 276 in Transylvania County, sparking a manhunt that ended July 27 when Stroupe was found in McDowell County driving Tommy Bryson’s truck.īryson, 68, went missing July 26, and his body was found in an Arden cornfield July 30. At the time he was apprehended, authorities say Stroupe II was driving the truck of Thomas “Tommy” Bryson.View Gallery: Candlelight memorial for Thomas Bryson Stroupe II was captured Thursday morning in McDowell County after a six-day manhunt. At the time he was apprehended, Stroupe II was driving Bryson’s truck.īryson’s body was found Sunday night in a cornfield on Glenn Bridge Road in the Arden community. Phillip Stroupe II was captured Thursday morning in McDowell County after a six-day manhunt. Authorities have also said Stroupe II kidnapped 68-year-old Tommy Bryson of Mills River.īryson went missing on Wednesday morning. Phillip Stroupe II is accused of leading deputies on a chase in a car before stealing a mountain bike at gunpoint and hiding out in the Pisgah National Forest for several days. Phillip Stroupe, 65, has been charged as an accessory after the fact and is in the Henderson County Detention Center, according to jail records. (WSPA) - The father of the man who led authorities on a six-day manhunt in the North Carolina mountains is behind bars.
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