Manhunt continues for Robert Lee Strother
Saturday, Nov 21 at 2:15 pm
The manhunt for Robert Lee Strother continues into Saturday afternoon with five more agencies lending their support to the effort: the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Greene County Sheriff’s Office; New Bern Police Department; Snow Hill Police Department; and the Washington Police Department.
The red Dodge Dakota truck Strother stole after he critically shot its owner has been removed from where it was abandoned by Strother on Friday. It was in the woodline and in severe undergrowth; it was still running and in reverse, but stuck in the undergrowth when it was discovered by officials Friday. For security reasons, officials didn’t recover the truck at that time and begin processing it until Saturday morning.
Lenoir County Sheriff Ronnie Ingram is appealing to the public to help with credible information about the whereabouts of Strother. Residents may call 252-559-6118 or 911 to share that information with law enforcement.
Saturday, Nov 21 at 6:50 am
The multi-agency manhunt for Robert Lee Strother continued throughout the night Friday into Saturday morning in the Kennedy Home Road corridor.
Helicopters from the State Highway Patrol used night vision technology and were joined by drones operated by Greenville Police Department and Onslow County Sheriff’s Office personnel in the search for Strother. Deputies and officers from the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office, Pitt County Sheriff’s Office and the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office maintained and guarded the perimeter all night long.
As the sun rises over Lenoir County this morning, more agencies will be on hand to assist the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office, including Greene County, said LCSO Maj. Ryan Dawson. He also asked for the public’s aid in apprehending Strother, who has multiple felony charges pending after shooting LCSO Dep. Steven Key Thursday night and seriously wounding a Lenoir County resident Friday morning and stealing his truck.
“If anyone has any tips about this case, please call 252-559-6118,” Dawson said. “We also appreciate the thoughts and prayers from Lenoir County residents the past couple of days in regards to this situation.”
Friday, Nov 20 at 10:50 am
Through 24 hours, here are the agencies that are aiding or have aided the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office in the Robert Lee Strother manhunt (alphabetical order):
Craven County Emergency Management
Craven County Sheriff’s Office
Deep Run Volunteer Fire Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Greenville Police Department
Harnett County Emergency Services
Hugo Volunteer Fire Department
Kinston Police Department
Lenoir County Emergency Services
Lenoir County EMS
New Hanover County Emergency Services
New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office
North Carolina Department of Insurance
North Lenoir Volunteer Fire Department
Onslow County Sheriff’s Office
Pender County Emergency Management
Pitt County Sheriff’s Office
Sandy Bottom Volunteer Fire Department
Seven Springs Volunteer Fire Department
Southwood Volunteer Fire Department
State Bureau of Investigation (SBI)
State Highway Patrol
U.S. Marshals Service
Wayne County Sheriff’s Office
Wilson County Sheriff’s Office
Wyse Fork Volunteer Fire Department
“We truly appreciate all these agencies that are helping us in the search for Mr. Strother,” Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office Maj. Ryan Dawson said. “This shows how much agencies and organizations in Eastern North Carolina care about each other.”
Friday, Nov 20 at 8:50 am
Lenoir County Sheriff Ronnie Ingram said, that as daylight has faded to night, the manhunt continues for Robert Lee Strother. The search continues inside the perimeter that has been established along the Kennedy Home Road corridor from Snake Road to Lang Skinner Road.
That search is being aided by night vision technology from several agencies, including the State Highway Patrol, Pitt County Sheriff’s Office, Onslow County Sheriff’s Office, New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office, Craven County Sheriff’s Office and the SBI.
“We are truly appreciative of all these agencies that are helping us find Mr. Strother,” Ingram said.
