Category: Carteret County
Drug arrest in local retailer’s parking lot
CARTERET COUNTY, NC (November 23, 2022) – A Newport man was arrested in the parking lot of a local retailer following a report of possible drug activity Tuesday, November 22. Carteret County Sheriff’s Office Crime Suppression Unit was conducting undercover surveillance of the parking lot…
Two more charged following Harris Street Death Investigation
On 09/22/2022 Carteret County Sheriff’s Deputies charged Jason Allen Porter, 42, of Newport with one open count of murder. Porter is currently serving an active prison sentence for probation violations in the New Hanover Department of Corrections and was transported to Carteret County for his…
Atlantic death investigation ruled double homicide
The Carteret County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the NC State Bureau of Investigation and Onslow County Sheriff’s Office crime scene unit are currently investigating the deaths of two brothers found deceased in their home at 120 Clem Fulcher Ct. on Wednesday, 08/03/2022. On Tuesday,…
UPDATE: Boater Located •• OVERDUE BOATER •• Jonathan Earl Hess
UPDATE: The missing boater has been located fine in Rodanthe, NC. He had some issues with the boat and has been located safe. W/M, Age 38, DOB: 06/29/1984, 6’03”, 300 lbs, Brown Hair, Brown Eyes Boat: White 1995 23-foot May-Craft with T-top, Suzuki 250hp, Boat…
Black panther spotted as logging occurs in eastern Carteret THEY EXIST !!!
Eyewitness encounter jibes with other credible reports over past decades TOWN OF BEAUFORT – I received a fascinating email Monday morning from Deanna Gillikin. For many years, she has lived adjacent to a dense wooded area, bounded in part by the North River and Taylor…
Down East couple arrested following ICAC Investigation
On 04/18/2022 Detectives with the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested Kelli Wells Harper, 28, of Beaufort, NC. Harper was charged as the result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) investigation, conducted by Carteret County Sheriff’s Office ICAC…
Newport man charged following Harris Road Death Investigation
On 03/21/2022 Carteret County Deputies arrested Joshua Kenneth Clauson, 20, listed as homeless in Newport, for the murder of 46-year-old Daniel Andrew Brisson of Holly Ln, Newport. The charge comes following a continuous investigation where the body of Brisson was discovered in the roadway early…
Authorities Investigating Death of Newport Man
Carteret County Deputies and the NC State Highway Patrol are currently investigating the death of a Newport man found deceased on the roadway in the 100 block of Harris Road in Newport. At approximately 5:30am Sunday morning, 03/20/2022, a passerby stopped and called 911 after…
Cedar Point man arrested for Attempted Murder
On 03/19/2022 Carteret County Deputies arrested Royal Pittman Rogers, 80, of Magens Court, Cedar Point after shooting his wife at the couple’s home in the Magens Bay community. Deputies and Cape Carteret police responded to the call Saturday afternoon approximately 5:44pm after a family member…
MISSING PERSON / WELFARE CHECK — Tiffani Jade Hatcher
W/F, Age 23 , DOB: 12/08/1998 , 5’02”, 145 lbs. Brown Hair, Hazel Eyes Summary : Tiffani Jade Hatcher is from the Old Airport Rd. / Hibbs Rd. area of Newport, NC. She was last seen at 226 Old Airport Road on 03/04/2022 around 6:00…
Down East man arrested for child porn offense
On 02/08/2022 Detectives with the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce arrested Joshua Ryan Smith Gray, 45, of Beaufort. Gray was charged as a result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) investigation. Detectives from the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office…
