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Man convicted to life sentence in 1988 Forsyth County murder to be released
PIEDMONT TRIAD, N.C. (WGHP) — A man who is serving a life sentence for a murder he committed in Forsyth County is set to be released later this year, according to the State of North Carolina Post Release Supervision & Parole Commission. 64-year-old Charles Lee Lemmons was convicted in 1990 for first-degree murder, first-degree burglary […]
Iredell County woman charged with taking several thousand dollars from employer
According to the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office, a local business owner contacted deputies regarding an employee suspected of theft. Det. I. Creasy later identified the suspect as Tammy Jo Fitzwater, 51, of Statesville.
Crack case cracked
Last Thursday detectives with the Yadkin County Sheriff’s Office ACE Team made an arrest in a narcotics investigation which involved the sell/distribution of crack cocaine and methamphetamine in the Hamptonville area. This investigation began in July of 2024 and multiple suspects have been identified as co-conspirators in the matter. The main suspect was Patrick Shane Williams, age 53 of Hamptonville. Williams was discovered to be allegedly selling these controlled substances at his residence of 4844 Old US Highway 421 West in Hamptonville. He has an...
Remains found at Archdale home identified as missing Winston-Salem man TK Burton; 1 arrested for concealing death
RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A Winston-Salem man who had been missing since July 29 has been identified after human remains were found at an Archdale home on Sept. 16, according to warrants. On Sept. 16, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office’s Criminal Investigations Division went to a home on Rob Cruthis Road in Archdale for […]
Repeat offender offends again
On Sept. 17, detectives with the Yadkin County Sheriff’s Office ACE Team arrested Ashley Brooke Baucom, age 30 of Hamptonville, for controlled substance violations. The ACE Team worked a joint investigation with the Yadkinville Police Department and Davie County Sheriff’s Office after receiving numerous complaints regarding Baucom selling methamphetamine in the Yadkin County area. Local detectives are familiar with Baucom from prior investigations involving the distribution of methamphetamine. Those investigations...