Crime
Arrest Made After Stolen Car Recovered
BENSON – Authorities have arrested a man they said was driving a stolen car. Jeffrey Lewis Armstrong Jr., 33, of Greenleaf Road, Angier was arrested June 17 around 12:30 p.m.…
Drug Trafficking Suspect Arrested
SELMA – The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office STAR Team and Narcotics Division executed a search warrant in the Selma city limits, Friday morning. The target of the investigation was 44…
Dog Owner Arrested For Animal Cruelty
SMITHFIELD – A dog owner in Smithfield is charged with animal cruelty after his dog was reportedly found injured and in need of medical attention. Humberto Ruiz Cruz, age 64,…
Sexual Assault Suspect Apprehended In Louisiana
CLAYTON – A man wanted for the sexual assault of a child in Johnston County has been apprehended. In April 2025, Clayton Police received a report of a sexual assault…
Suspect Linked To Sexual Assault, Two Break-Ins
SMITHFIELD – Police detectives have linked a 29 year-old man to a sexual assault and two residential break-ins. Alejandro Remigio Palacios, who has addresses in Smithfield and Charlotte, NC, was…
Deputy Bitten During Arrest Of Shoplifting Suspect
CLAYTON – A shoplifting suspect is accused of biting and injuring a Johnston County deputy sheriff. It happened at 4:35pm Saturday, June 14 outside Tractor Supply at 4255 Veterans Parkway.…
Deputy Uses Taser To Apprehend Suspect
JOHNSTON COUNTY – Michael Curtis Jones of Raleigh is facing criminal charges after he reportedly resisting arrest. On June 14 around 9:42am, a Johnston County deputy responded to a motel…
JCSO: Handgun, Meth Located During Search Warrant
FOUR OAKS – A 47 year-old Four Oaks woman was arrested after the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division executed a search warrant at her home. Mary Susan Beasley, of…
Police: Sex Offender Located At Public Park
SMITHFIELD – A man on the NC Sex Offender Registry is behind bars after reportedly violating conditions of his release. Karl Daquon Beaty of Caswell Street, Smithfield was arrested June…
At Least 10 Vehicles Vandalized In Neighborhood
JOHNSTON COUNTY – At least 10 cars and trucks were vandalized in one Johnston County neighborhood. The vandalism took place along Presley Boulevard and South Shiloh Road in the Presley…
Smithfield Man Sentenced To 22 Years In Federal Prison
RALEIGH – Shaborn Amar Nesbitt, a 37-year-old resident of Smithfield, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to…
Man Arrested For Allegedly Selling Car He Didn’t Own
CLAYTON – A Clayton family won’t be getting their car back after it was stolen then sold to a recycling facility. Before authorities could locate the car it had been…
