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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...