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Two-month investigation leads to charges against area pastor
CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. — An Avery County man faces multiple charges following an investigation from Elizabethton Police Department. According to a release from EPD, in August of 2024, an Elizabethton Police Department investigator received a message on an undercover social media account from a male subject soliciting sex from a 16-year-old female. During the month of September, several other messages were sent from the male continuing the exploitation attempt. On...
Ashe County arrest reports
The following information was provided by the Ashe County Sheriff’s Office. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Oct. 9David A. Holman, 43, of West Jefferson, was charged with obtaining property by false pretense. Holman was released on Oct. 10 under a $1,500 secured bond. Oct. 10Anthony S. Anderson, 43, of West Jefferson, was charged with felony larceny and breaking and/or entering. Anderson is...
Pedestrian dies after hit by car in Wilkes County
WILKES COUNTY, N.C. — A man is dead after he was hit by a car in Wilkes County. NC State Highway Patrol said they responded to a crash Monday on Clingman Road at Bethel Road around 7 p.m. When troopers arrived, they discovered a 1990 Ford F-250 traveling north...
Murder suspect dead after high-speed chase, police shoot-out
A suspect in a double-murder died in a shoot-out with police Wednesday afternoon after the suspect led law enforcement on a high-speed chase that ended in a crash, then fled the wreck scene on foot. The suspect, whose identity has not yet been released by authorities, was wanted in connection to a double-slaying in Cumberland County. City police released few details initially, with the case still under investigation. City K-9 Officer Draco was killed by the suspect in the altercation, but no other members of...