Woman Faces Felony Charge After Allegedly Threatening Deputy During Transport

SMITHFIELD — A Smithfield woman arrested on a failure-to-appear warrant is now facing an additional charge after allegedly threatening a Johnston County sheriff’s deputy during transport to jail.

According to the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy went to a residence on Braswell Road on Feb. 7 to serve an arrest warrant on Candice Marie Jones, 31, for failure to appear in court on a 2025 charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.

Jones was taken into custody without incident. However, while being transported in a patrol vehicle to the Johnston County Detention Center, authorities said she allegedly threatened to kick the deputy in the face.

As a result, Jones was charged with threatening a court/public official, a felony offense.

She was held under a $1,000 secured bond on the failure-to-appear warrant and an additional $20,000 bond on the felony charge.


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5 Comments

  1. How stupid. Had she just kept her mouth shut she more then likely would have been out with just that $1,000 bond, now she’s sitting on a $21,000.00 bond lmao

  2. She was handcuffed and in custody, but the deputy was so threatened that he added a felony charge?!? Talk about being a hyper-sensitive snowflake! #ToughenUpButtercup

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