Kinston man arrested in hit and run

KINSTON, N.C. (WNCT) — Law enforcement officers with the Kinston Police Department arrested a Kinston man for driving while impaired.

Officers responded to reports about a car crash Thursday night on Westover Avenue. While they were on the way to the scene they were told that the suspect had fled the scene on foot. Once police arrived they started talking to witnesses, learning that the suspect ran into the woods near Elizabeth Drive.

After searching, officers found 33 year old Jesse Shimer in the woods. He was arrested and charged with driving while impaired, resisting a public officer, hit and run, failure to report a crash and malicious conduct by a prisoner. He was taken to the Lenoir County Jail and given a secured bond.

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