All in Crime
On October 17, 2020, at approximately 10:34 pm, Officers with the Kinston Police Department were dispatched to the report of a subject that had been shot near 18 Carver Courts. Upon arrival officers met with Andre DeBaptiste of Kinston, who was suffering from a single gunshot wound to the lower abdomen that occurred during an apparent drive-by shooting. Mr. DeBaptiste was transported by Lenoir County EMS to Vidant Medical center where he remains in stable condition.
The Kinston Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a subject regarding a credit card fraud that occurred on 10/01/2020.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced the arrest of Felicia Bryant, 46, of La Grange. Bryant was charged with insurance fraud, a felony. According to the arrest warrant, Bryant filed a new vehicle damage claim with Geico when the damage had previously been reported to Allstate.
The Kinston Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest related to the shooting that occurred at Mitchell Wooten Apartments on September 20, 2020.
On Monday, September 21, 2020, officers arrested Al Lee Myers of La Grange, NC for his involvement in a September 20 shooting incident. Mr. Myers was taken into custody without incident and charged with Attempted Murder and Assault with a Deadly Weapon with intent to Kill Inflicting Serious Injury. Mr. Myers was held in the Lenoir County Jail under a $300,000 secure bond. This incident is still an active investigation.
On Friday, September 18, 2020 at 11:23 p.m., Kinston Police Officers responded to reports of a subject shot on the 2200 Block of Briarfield Rd. Officers arrived on scene and found two subjects lying in the road suffering from gunshot wounds. Both subjects were transported to UNC Lenoir and later transferred to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville NC. One subject passed while receiving treatment for his injuries and was pronounced dead at Vidant Medical Center. The second subject is currently in Stable Condition.
Kinston Police Department has issued a warrant for Jarmarkus Witherspoon in connection to an indecent exposure incident.
The Kinston Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two subjects of interest related to a Larceny of an ATM on 09/14/2020 around 3:40 am at Vick’s Cleaners at 663 Sussex St, Kinston, NC
The Kinston Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest related to Electronic Peeping on 09/03/2020 at 12:37 p.m. at Walmart at 4101 W Vernon Ave, Kinston, NC.
On Monday, August 31, 2020, at 3:07 p.m., Kinston Police responded to an assault on the 600 block of Madison Ave. Kinston, NC. When officers arrived on scene, they found the victim with a large laceration to his forehead. The victim was later transported to UNC Lenoir for his injuries. On Wednesday, September 2, 2020, officers obtained warrants for Marquis Omar Johnson, age 23 of Kinston, NC for his involvement in this incident. Mr. Johnson was charged with Felony Assault on an Individual with Disabilities and Assault with a Deadly Weapon Inflicting Serious Injury.
The Kinston Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying the subject in the sketch below. The subject is a person of interest related to the assault that occurred at 106 E. Vernon Ave on 01/02/2020. The subject was described as a black male between 20-30 years of age, 5’10” - 6’ 00” tall, and weighing approximately 200 lbs. Anyone who knows the identity of the subject below is asked to contact the Kinston Police Department’s Tips Line at 252-939-4020 or Lenoir County Crime Stoppers at 252-523-4444
On August 30, 2020, the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office Patrol Division responded to reports of someone shooting at a vehicle on Hwy. 58 South near the Southwood area.
David Jerome Stocks of Kinston and Anthony Lee Morgan of La Grange, North Carolina were arrested, pursuant to narcotics investigations conducted by the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit.
The Kinston Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two persons of interest.
On August 24, 2020, Officers with the Kinston Police Department arrested Spencer Lee Alexander regarding arrest warrants stemming from 3 counts of Felony Indecent Exposure.
On Tuesday, August 8, 2020 at 8:43 a.m., Kinston Police responded to a wooded area just off the 500 BLK of Beasley St. Kinston, NC in reference to a body found in the woods. Officers arrived on scene and discovered the remains of a female lying in the woods. During the course of this investigation, the female was identified as Carolyn Ann Suggs, age 49 of Kinston, NC.
On Saturday, August 23, 2020, shortly after midnight, Officers with the Kinston Police Department responded to the Westminster Lane area in reference reports of multiple car breaking and entering incidents. Officers located (4) car B/E incidents in the Westminster Lane area and another (14) car B/E incidents in adjacent neighborhood(s).
On August 22, 2020, officers responded to the Kangaroo (convenience store) on W. Vernon Ave. in reference to a larceny of cartons of cigarettes. During that time, it was discovered that the suspect entered the store and when the clerk handed him the cigarettes he snatched then from the counter and fled the area.
The Kinston Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying the subject in the sketch below. The subject is a person of interest related to the assault that occurred at 106 E. Vernon Ave on 01/02/2020. The subject was described as a black male between 20-30 years of age, 5’10” - 6’ 00” tall, and weighing approximately 200 lbs. Anyone who knows the identity of the subject below is asked to contact the Kinston Police Department’s Tips Line at 252-939-4020 or Lenoir County Crime Stoppers at 252-523-4444.
Over the last couple of months, Officers have seen an increase in Shed and/or Outside Storage Building Breaking & Entering’s. During the course of this investigation, Officers were able to identify Javion Rashard Murriel as a suspect in some of these incidents.
