All in Crime
According to a press release from the Jones County Sheriff’s Office, “since Hurricane Florence devastated Jones County in 2018, Sheriff Danny Heath has been doing a bit of ‘clean up’ of his own. As warmer temperatures moved into the area in the early months of 2019, Sheriff Heath announced operation ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.’”
According to a press release from the Goldsboro Police Department, on Dec. 11, 2019, the Goldsboro Police Department took a report of a statutory sex offense involving a child under the age of 15. On Jan. 3 at 2:40 p.m., Blow was arrested by the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office in the 1600 block of NC 55 E in Kinston.
According to a press release from the Kinston Police Department, on Sunday, January 5, 2020 Kinston Police with the assistance of the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Department located and arrested Matthew Alex Harrell, age 18 of La Grange, NC for his involvement in a shooting that occurred near the 300 Block of Richard Green Ct., Kinston, NC back in November 2019.
Krisotpher Tyson was arrested and charged with two counts of possession of firearm by felon, possession of schedule II controlled substance, identify theft, resisting public officer and child support order for arrest. He was confined in the Lenoir County Sheriff's Detention Center under an $80,000 secured bond and a $1,908 cash child support purge.
Jasmine Ebbert was arrested and charged with resisting public officer and was confined in the Lenoir County Sheriff's Detention Center under a $1,000 secured bond.
On January 2, 2020, detectives with the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office arrested Marcus Jorrod Robinson of La Grange pursuant to a narcotics investigation. During the arrest of Robinson, he was found in possession of distribution amounts of crack cocaine, marijuana and a stolen handgun.
According to a press release from United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr., he announced that in federal court, before Chief United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle, twelve men and one woman were sentenced for their roles in selling heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine, and guns to undercover agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (“ATF”) in 2018.
Lenoir County Sheriff Ronnie Ingram releases statement following the Felony Child Abuse arrests of Casey Lynn Wood and James Dean Smith.
UPDATE: Missing person located
Original story: On November 30, 2019, the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office was notified of a missing person who was last seen at approximately 11:00 a.m. on that same date. Yazmin Concepcion Villanueva-Guzman, was last seen at her home in Pink Hill, NC.
According to a press release from the Kinston Police Department, on Dec. 1 shortly after 5 PM, members of the Kinston Police Department responded to the report of a subject that had been shot near 110 W. Vernon Avenue, Kinston N.C.
The Kinston Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in helping to identify the subject seen in the a photo.
Warrants are on file for Felony Flee to Elude Arrest on 22 year old, Nigel D. Wiggins Jr. of Kinston.
At approximately 8:03 p.m. officers received information that a subject was at the Kinston Police Department who had been shot.
The Sheriff's Office is offering a $500 reward for information leading to an arrest for attempted murder and first-degree burglary.
Brandon Matthew Tripp of Kinston is charged with Attempted First Degree Murder and Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon. Tripp was confined in the Lenoir County Sheriff's Detention Center under a $1,000,000 secured bond.
On Wednesday Kinston Police arrested Simon Johnson III on attempted murder charges after hearing gunshots on the 500 block of Harvey Street. In a separate incident, police responded to a shots fired call on the 1300 block of Pollock St.
On Wednesday, October 30, 2019 around 9:04 a.m., Kinston Police Officers responded to the area of E. Bright St and S. McDaniels St. Kinston, NC to an assault in progress. Once on scene officers located Thomas Lewis, age 52 of Kinston, NC who had been assaulted with a baseball bat. Mr. Lewis was transported to UNC Lenoir for treatment and has since been released.
Monroe pleaded guilty to first degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison without parole, admitting her guilt in court for shooting and murdering Gary Spitzer in 2016.
On October 3, 2019, a suspect broke into a building at a LaGrange Farm and stole items from inside.
Anthony Hicks and Alawisha Fields were arrested today by members of the Kinston Police Department and United States Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force.
A shooting occurred on Rouse Road Sunday evening, with one man injured and sent to the hospital.
