A Thomasville man arrested last month for attempted first degree murder has escaped authorities, is at-large and considered armed and dangerous.

Charles Gray Gordon, 41, of 603 Pennington Ave., turned himself into police on Sept. 11 for his involvement in a Trinity shooting and stabbing that left two men in the hospital with severe wounds, ending nearly a week-long manhunt. Gordon was charged with two counts of first degree murder, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, first degree burglary, and impersonating a law enforcement officer. He was initially issued a $750,000 secured bond but had it reduced in court and was sentenced to house arrest until his trial. On Oct. 17, Gordon apparently removed a monitoring device from his leg and has not been seen or heard from since. Randolph County Sheriff’s Office is leading the investigation and considers Gordon a threat.

“[Gordon] was on a huge bond but he got it reduced to $1,000,” Randolph County Sheriff Maynard Reid said. “He was placed under electronic house arrest, but that was nothing more than leg band with a monitor on it. He cut if off and now he’s absconded, he’s gone. He didn’t want to play by the rules. We’re looking for him. We consider him armed and dangerous because he has already shot one man. We’re looking for him real hard and want to get him back in custody. We’ll get him.”

Reid believes Gordon is still in the Thomasville and Davidson County area. RCSO detectives are working with Thomasville police and the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office to bring Gordon back in. Reid said Gordon managed to get his bond reduced due to several factors like showing he had a steady job and a family, but that avenue won’t be open the next time. Davidson County Sheriff David Grice said he’s happy those options aren’t available in his jurisdiction.

“We helped when they arrested him initially,” said Grice. “We trying to help locate him again for his connections in the area. We think he moves back and forth between Silver Valley and Thomasville. The allegations against him are pretty severe.

“I don’t know who made the decision [to reduce Gordon’s bond] but I’m glad we don’t have that here. I thought that was typically reserved for non-violent offenders to help reduce overcrowding in the jails. He was already hard to catch.”

Gordon’s son, Dustin, and five other people also were arrested for their role in the altercation at 5985 Jim Pierce Road in Trinity that left Toby McDowell shot and Trevor Kindley suffering from multiple stab wounds. Reid said Dustin Gordon is still accounted for.

Anyone with information on Charles Gordon’s whereabouts is asked to call RCSO at 318-6699 or Randolph County Crime Stoppers at 672-7463.

“Unfortunately, we can’t be everywhere all the time,” Reid said. “We depend on our citizens out here to be our eyes and ears. If someone gives us a call, we’ll certainly try to apprehend this fool and get him off the street before he hurts somebody else.”

Reid said the two victims have been notified of Gordon’s situation for their own safety. A condition of Gordon’s bond says he can’t come within a certain amount of feet of the men.

Staff Writer Eliot Duke can be reached at 888-3578, or duke@tvilletimes.com.