Category: Carteret County

On 07/21/2023 Lenoir County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Timothy Denis Gray, 42, of Deep Run, NC on warrants obtained by the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office for rape and taking indecent liberties with a child. Carteret Sheriff’s detectives have been investigating Gray since the incident was first…

On Tuesday, 07/11/2023, Carteret County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home on Dogwood Drive in Cedar Point following a request for a welfare check on the two occupants. Deputies discovered two men deceased inside the home both suffering from gunshot wounds. Detectives have identified the…

On 06/23/2023 Detectives with the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office arrested Melissa Mastropierro, 40, and Nicholas Chris-Jon Joyner, 41, of Atlantic, NC. The two were arrested as the result of an ongoing investigation related to narcotic offenses. Mastropierro and Joyner were charged with Possession with Intent…

On 06/29/2023 Detectives with the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested Willy Alexander Korthals, 29, of Bettie. Korthals was charged as a result of an undercover ICAC investigation conducted by the FBI with support from detectives of the Carteret County…

  On 06/19/2023 Carteret County deputies and Morehead City police arrested Christopher Lee Mitchell, 34, of Seashore Dr, Swansboro and Jennifer Kay Caton Booher, 41, of Hickory Hills Rd, Cape Carteret following a narcotics investigation into the distribution of illicit street drugs in Carteret County….

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 first appearance today The Honorable…

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, and this is not the…

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 appointment, and did not return…

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 Long, 39, was found in…

Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help locating Kenneth Seaman Wright II. Wright is a white male, 43 years old, 5’10” tall, and weighs approximately 170 pounds. Wright is wanted for Obtaining Property By False Pretenses. Additionally, Wright has ties to Oriental, New Bern,…

 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 Exploitation of a Minor (Possession…

On 03/27/2023 Iredell and Catawba County deputies along with members of the SBI Violent Criminal Apprehension Team arrested Christian Jovani Osorio Cruz, 23, of 446 Nine Foot Rd, Newport following a 25-mile chase on I-40 through those counties. Cruz was currently wanted by the Carteret…