Author: Press Release
RED FOX STABLES FIRE MEDIA RELEASE
On Monday, June 12th, 2023, at approximately 1:30 am Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office Communications received a 911 call regarding a structure fire located at Fulcher’s Red Fox Stables (20454 NC Hwy. 55 East in Merritt NC.) The initial 911 call…
Widespread Code Orange Air Quality Action Day Issued due to Canadian Wildfire Smoke
RALEIGH – A Code Orange Air Quality Action Day has been issued for much of North Carolina due to smoke and fine particles from active wildfires in Canada. The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) and the…
Pamlico County individuals arrested for metal theft
On 05/18/2023, Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office arrested Amy Raynor and Jarard Minor of Oriental for breaking into and stealing residential and commercial air condition units. During the investigation, deputies determined that Raynor and Minor had broken into over 12 different…
Two arrested after law enforcement finds fentanyl during search of residence
On Saturday December 2, 2022, Pamlico County Sheriff’s deputies and Pamlico County EMS responded to a residence in Merritt, NC regarding an unresponsive male. Alex Luis Garcia, 25 of Merritt was pronounced deceased at the residence. The resulting investigation and…
One arrested in Pamlico County on drug and gun charges — under a 1,575,000.00 secured bond
On Friday, April 21, 2023, deputies of the Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office concluded a two-month investigation related to the sale of illegal narcotics in the Mesic community of Pamlico County. Deputies executed a search warrant at the residence of…
NCGOP Statement on NC Supreme Court Rulings
April 28, 2023 For Immediate Release RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina Republican Party applauds the rulings by the Supreme Court of North Carolina, which reinstate common-sense election integrity protections and restore the constitutional framework after years of partisan subversion…
UPDATE: Additional charges & increased bond for Joseph — Peletier man charged following structure fire
UPDATE: On Friday, 04/21/2023, Jeffrey Joseph was charged with Second Degree Kidnapping stemming from a domestic violence incident that occurred inside the residence prior to the stand-off. This new charge is in addition to the Second-Degree Arson charge. At his…
Beware of Pine Straw Scammers
The Carteret County Sheriff’s Office has received and is investigating numerous reports of individuals approaching residents seeking employment to put out pine straw, which ultimately turns into a scam. This is a well-known scam operation out of the Georgia area,…
Missing Person – Beaufort Area – James Berthold Latif Sr.
Deputies from the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office are asking for the public’s assistance in locating James Berthold Latif Sr., 56. Latif was last seen in the Beaufort area on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at around 10 AM EST, for an…
Sheriff’s Office investigating Morehead City shooting
On Saturday, 04/08/2023, Carteret County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a disturbance at 706 Hedrick Blvd, Morehead City where two people were discovered shot. Detectives say Jaime Hicks Long, 47, was found deceased inside the residence while her husband David Wayne…
Morehead City man charged following ICAC investigation
On March 30, 2023, Detectives with the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit and the Morehead City Police Department arrested Peyton Keith Ashton, 19, of Morehead City, NC. Ashton was charged with two-counts of Third-Degree Sexual…
