The McDowell County sheriff said Thursday that teamwork and stop sticks helped capture an armed man who had been on the run for five days -- but the man whose truck he was driving is still missing.Phillip Stroupe, 38, was captured about 4 a.m. in the truck belonging to Thomas Bryson, 68, who was reported missing in the area of in the manhunt, Sheriff Dudley Greene said.There was no updated information on the search for Bryson, who investigators believe may have been kidnapped in Henderson County on Wednesday.Greene said deputies in Yancey County notified his office that Bryson's silver Honda Ridgeline had been spotted there about 10:45 p.m., and deputies believed Stroupe was driving it. The vehicle was on Highway 80 and headed toward McDowell County, Greene said.Greene said Marion police officers later spotted the truck in McDowell County. Officers effectively used stop sticks to slow it down. After a short chase, Stroupe got out of the vehicle and ran into a tomato field, Greene said.Stroupe was taken into custody after a short foot chase, according to Greene. He was not injured.Officials from the Henderson and Transylvania county sheriff's offices, along with other agencies, were expected to have more information at that time about the capture and the continued search for Thomas Bryson.Greene credited the capture to the teamwork of everyone involved in the manhunt, including his deputies and Marion police officers, along with law enforcement from Yancey, Buncombe, Transylvania and Henderson counties and the State Bureau of Investigation, as well as the U.S. Marshal's Office.Stroupe eludes deputies, disappears into woodsStroupe, of Weaverville, was released from the Yancey County Detention Center last Thursday, then stole a mountain bike at gunpoint Saturday morning and vanished into the woods of Western North Carolina, officials said. The manhunt, organized by the Transylvania County Sheriff's Office, covered hundreds of miles over rugged terrain in the Pisgah National Forest since Stroupe eluded deputies.Stroupe faces charges in Yancey County and also in Buncombe County for failure to appear in court in regard to a kidnapping charge.Owner of stolen truck still missingBryson was reported missing in the vicinity of South Mills River Road Wednesday morning. Bryson is about 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs about 175 pounds. He has gray hair and a mustache. He was last seen wearing a dark plaid shirt, brown cargo shorts and tennis shoes.Henderson County Chief Deputy Jason Brown had said on Wednesday that investigators were hoping it is a misunderstanding and that Bryson would be found safe and sound.Anyone with information about Bryson should call 911.