A former North Carolina police chief accused of faking his suicide to avoid prosecution was found and arrested in South Carolina

(CNN)An Ex-North Carolina police chief accused of faking his suicide was found and arrested in Horry County, South Carolina, the agency said on Facebook.

Former Chadbourn Police Chief William Anthony Spivey was located near Loris, South Carolina, near the North Carolina border, on February 24, according to the Facebook post.

Spivey was relieved of duty due to misconduct allegations last spring. At the time, he faced over 70 felony charges, including evidence mishandling, drug trafficking and embezzling, the Horry County Police Department said in the post.

Spivey has been in custody for three days and has no attorney listed, according to Columbus County jail logs.

Spivey was reported missing in Columbus County, North Carolina, on February 21 after he failed to return from a fishing trip on the Lumber River, according to the Horry County Facebook post.

Investigators located Spivey's boat abandoned in the river along with his vehicle at the boat landing, the Columbus County Sheriff's Office said in a release.