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Man arrested for shooting up car in Snow Camp, robbing driver, deputies say

Deputies say Billy Joe Garner was arrested in Moore County during a high-risk traffic stop.
Credit: Alamance County Sheriff's Office
Billy Joe Garner

SNOW CAMP, N.C. — Alamance County deputies say a man wanted for shooting up a car and robbing a driver in Snow Camp was arrested during a high-risk traffic stop in Moore County. 

Deputies say Billy Joe Garner faces several charges in three different counties. 

According to a release, deputies responded to a home on Patterson Road in Snow Camp around 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. A 911 caller said Billy Joe Garner shot at him. 

When deputies got there, they found a red car with bullet holes in the front. The victim told deputies that Garner rammed his car, shot at him with a semi-automatic rifle, and robbed him. Deputies say the victim was not hurt. 

Garner took off before deputies arrived. Deputies arrested Hannah Leigh Barth in connection to the crime and charged her with conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon. 

Garner faces several drug-related charges as well as felony assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. 

He's in Alamance County Jail under a $350,000 bond. 

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