Crime
Couple Charged With Sexual Servitude Of Child
A couple who fled from Johnston County has been extradited from California to stand trial on sex charges. Zuammett Velasco, 41, and her husband, Gamaliel Hernandez, 30, of Barnes Road,…
Goldsboro Man Sentenced For Firearm Offense
WILMINGTON, N.C. – A Goldsboro man was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. According to court documents, Daniel…
Selma Man Facing Firearm And Narcotic Charges
A Selma man is being held on a $200,000 bond following his arrest on numerous charges. On October 25th a Garner woman reported a pistol had been stolen from her…
Driver Arrested During Four Oaks Traffic Stop
A Four Oaks woman was arrested on felony methamphetamine possession during a traffic stop on Brewer Road near Keen Road near the Four Oaks city limits. Around 10:00am October 29th,…
Arrest Made Following Three Month Drug Investigation
SELMA – A 39 year-old man was arrested last week on a dozen felony drug-related charges. The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office charged James Thomas Wiggs of the 400 block of…
Suspect Linked To Four Oaks Area Thefts
Johnston County deputies have arrested a suspect and recovered property stolen from two victims last month near Four Oaks. Daniel Coy Strickland III, 26, of Goldsboro Street, Wilson was arrested…
Theft Reported At Kenly Church
A church van at a Kenly church is temporarily out of service until repairs can be made. A member of the Kenly Missionary Church, located at 1730 Highway 222 West,…
NC Highway Patrolman Daniel Harrell Named IACP Trooper Of The Year
RALEIGH – The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and Motorola Solutions has named Trooper Daniel Harrell from the North Carolina State Highway Patrol as the IACP/Motorola Solutions 2019…
Registered Sex Offender Sentenced To 30 Years In Federal Prison
GREENSBORO – A Garner man who traveled to Alamance County to have sex with what he believed to be a 13-year-old girl was sentenced to 30 years in prison, announced…
Arrest Made In 1989 Goldsboro Homicide
Goldsboro Police have made an arrest in a 31 year-old homicide investigation. On April 23, 1989 at 4:47am, Goldsboro Police and EMS responded to 311 Pearson Street to investigate a…
Driver Who Fled From Deputy Arrested For DWI
A motorist who fled from a deputy sheriff is facing criminal charges. At 9:47pm Friday, a sheriff’s deputy was traveling on Highway 210 near Smithfield and spotted a car stopped…
Woman Charged With Filing False Carjacking Report
A Micro woman was arrested Oct. 25th for filing a false police report. On Oct. 21st, Amanda Hinson Creech, 31, of E. Goldsboro Street, reported that while she was driving…
