Cody Vance Jones                                  Tami Lou Jones                                   Terry Juwain Keys

On April 28, 2010, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit executed a Search Warrant at 15058 Hwy. 33 East in Blounts Creek.  Investigators and Canine Elza found 52 small marijuana plants, 175 grams of marijuana, 29 grams of cocaine, 2 bindles of heroin, 18 grams of Vicodin, plastic baggies and digital scales.

Investigators arrested Cody Vance Jones, 19 years of age, of 15058 Hwy. 33 East in Blounts Creek, Tami Lou Jones, 49 years of age, of 15058 Hwy. 33 East in Blounts Creek and Terry Juwain Keys, 27 years of age, of 5803 Bonnerton Road in Edward.

Cody Jones was charged with Trafficking in Cocaine, Trafficking in Opium, Possession of Heroin, Manufacturing Marijuana, Possession with Intent to Sell Deliver Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.   Cody Jones was confined in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $75,000.00 secured bond.

Tami Lou Jones was charged with Possession of Cocaine, Manufacturing Marijuana, Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.  Tami Lou Jones was confined in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $25,000.00 secured bond.

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 Daniel Febus                         Walton Ray Jones                          Carl Jones

On April 26, 2010, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit executed a Search Warrant at 514 Main Street in Belhaven.  Investigators and Canine Elza found a small quantity of marijuana, a marijuana smoking pipe and digital scales.

Investigators arrested Daniel Febus, 29 years of age, of 514 Main Street in Belhaven, Walton Ray Jones, 32 years of age, of 491 Spring Creek Lane in Belhaven and Carl Jones, 26 years of age, of 501 Forrest Hill Drive in Goldsboro.

 Febus was charged with Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of a Firearm by Felon.  Febus was confined in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $3,500.00 secured bond.

Walton Jones and Carl Jones were charged with Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.  They were confined in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $300.00 secured bond.

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Richard William Shavender III

On April 22, 2010, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit arrested Richard William Shavender III aka Tattoo Rich, 34 years of age, of 215 East 11^th Street in Washington.  Shavender was charged with Manufacturing Marijuana and Possession of Marijuana. 

Shavender’s arrest stemmed from Investigators witnessing a marijuana plant growing inside Shavender’s residence while talking to Shavender’s neighbor.

Shavender was confined was confined in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $2,000.00 secured bond.

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Steven Vann Terry

On April 22, 2010, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit served an arrest warrant on Steven Vann Terry, 51 years of age, of 1016 Nicholson Street in Washington.  Terry was charged with Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Cocaine.

Terry’s arrested stemmed from Investigators making a purchase of cocaine from Terry.  Terry was confined was confined in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $5,000.00 secured bond.

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            Desmond Montrea Myers                                           Ricky David Tripp                                           Mitchell Stewart Smith     

On April 21^st at approximately 12:55 a.m., Corporal Jeremy Landeck was patrolling the Chocowinity area.  As Landeck approached Highway 17 on Bragaw Lane, he saw an SUV leaving the parking lot of a bank.  Cpl. Landeck observed the vehicle and no ticed several driving violations as it pulled onto Highway 17 and headed north.  The SUV did not stop for a red light, drove left of center, and was speeding on Highway 17.  Landeck attempted to perform a traffic stop on Highway 17 near the intersection with Whichard’s Beach Road, but the driver refused to stop and sped up to speeds approaching 100 MPH.

          Cpl. Landeck notified Communications and other Deputies that he was initiating a chase.  The chase entered into Washington City limits where Washington Police Officers assisted.  A rear passenger jumped from the vehicle near Highway 264 West and 15^th Street Extension.  Washington Officers apprehended the subject as the SUV sped west on Highway 264.  During the chase, Sheriff’s Deputies deployed stop sticks at two different locations.  The stop sticks flattened at least two tires on the SUV.  The chase ended on Bell’s Avenue in Chocowinity where the SUV ran into a ditch.  The driver and a passenger fled the scene on foot, and were not apprehended.  The SUV was later reported stolen from a business in Washington.

       After collecting evidence and conducting interviews, Cpl. Landeck obtained warrants charging Desmond Montrea Myers, age 22, of Cooper Street in Washington with Felony Flee to Elude Arrest, two counts of Assault with a Deadly Weapon on a Government Official, Resisting a Public Officer, Aggressive Driving, Reckless Driving, Injury to Personal Property, and Trespass on Railroad Right-of-way; Ricky David Tripp, age 18, of Hoff Lane in Belhaven with Resist, Delay, Obstruct a Public Officer; and Mitchell Stewart Smith, age 22, of Aycock Street in Washington with Resist, Delay, Obstruct a Public Officer. 

          Smith was arrested during the chase and held in the Beaufort County Detention Center on a $3,000.00 secured bond.  Myers was arrested on April 23^rd and held on a $55,000.00 secured bond.  Tripp turned himself in on April 25^th and held on a $3,000.00 secured bond. 

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On April 20^th, Corporal Walt Zerniak of the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office was working his assigned position as School Resource Officer at Southside High School.  At approximately 1:30 p.m., he received a Crime Stoppers tip that a student was in possession of contraband.  Cpl. Zerniak began an investigation with the assistance of school administrators.  During the investigation, a plastic baggie containing a white powdery substance was found in the possession of a juvenile student.  Cpl. Zerniak requested assistance from members of the Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division to determine if the powder was a controlled substance.  Investigators tested the substance with a field test kit.  The test showed positive results for the presence of cocaine.

          While that Narcotics Investigators were at the school, Elza, a drug sniffing K-9, was brought in to conduct room searches.  During the search, Elza indicated on the possible presence of a controlled substance in a studentpocketbook and another student’s back-bag.  A search of the pocketbook produced a folding pocket knife.  During a search of the back-bag, a student refused to turn over a bandana he had in his hand.  After being ordered to release the bandana, the student became disorderly and assaulted an Investigator by pushing him.

          As a result of the incident, a juvenile was charged with Possession of Cocaine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.  Chante Painter, age 17, of Hodges Road in Chocowinity was arrested and charged with Misdemeanor Possession of a Weapon on School Grounds and Shawn Michael Mayo, age 17, of Pearl Street in Aurora was arrested and charged with Assault on a Government Official.  Painter was released on a custody bond and Mayo was held on a $500.00 secured bond.

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        Desmond Montrea Myers                                                   Mitchell Stewart Smith  

On April 21^st at approximately 12:55 a.m., Corporal Jeremy Landeck was patrolling the Chocowinity area.  As Landeck approached Highway 17 on Bragaw Lane, he saw an SUV leaving the parking lot of a bank.  Cpl. Landeck observed the vehicle and noticed several driving violations as it pulled onto Highway 17 and headed north.  The SUV did not stop for a red light, drove left of center, and was speeding on Highway 17.  Landeck attempted to perform a traffic stop on Highway 17 near the intersection with Whichard’s Beach Road, but the driver refused to stop and sped up to speeds approaching 100 MPH.

          Cpl. Landeck notified Communications and other Deputies that he was initiating a chase.  The chase entered into Washington City limits where Washington Police Officers assisted.  A rear passenger jumped from the vehicle near Highway 264 West and 15^th Street Extension.  Washington Officers apprehended the subject as the SUV sped west on Highway 264.  During the chase, Sheriff’s Deputies deployed stop sticks at two different locations.  The stop sticks flattened at least two tires on the SUV.  The chase ended on Bell’s Avenue in Chocowinity where the SUV ran into a ditch.  The driver and a passenger fled the scene on foot, and were not apprehended.  The SUV was later reported stolen from a business in Washington.

          After collecting evidence and conducting interviews, Cpl. Landeck obtained warrants charging Desmond Montrea Myers, age 22, of Cooper Street in Washington with Felony Flee to Elude Arrest; Ricky David Tripp, age 18, of Hoff Lane in Belhaven with Resist, Delay, Obstruct a Public Officer; and Mitchell Stewart Smith, age 22, of Aycock Street in Washington with Resist, Delay, Obstruct a Public Officer.  Additional charges are pending against Myers.

          Smith was arrested during the chase, but Myers and Tripp are still at large.  If you have any information on the whereabouts of Desmond Myers or Ricky Tripp, please call Beaufort County Crime Stoppers at (252)974-6400.  Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000.00 for information leading to an arrest in this case.  Callers do not have to give their name to receive a reward.

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                 Wilbert Oneal                                                                     Anthony Oneal                   

On April 15, 2010, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit arrested Wilbert Oneal Jr., 27 years of age, of 371 Hwy. 99 in Pantego and Anthony Oneal, 22 years of age, of Hwy. 99 in Pantego.  Wilbert Oneal was charged with three counts of Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Cocaine, Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.  Anthony Oneal was charged with Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Cocaine, Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Their arrested stemmed from a Crime Stoppers complaint that Wilbert Oneal and Anthony Oneal are selling drugs in the Belhaven and Pantego area.  Investigators conducted surveillance on Wilbert Oneal and Anthony Oneal.  Investigators started making purchasing of crack cocaine from Wilbert Oneal in the Belhaven area.

Investigators and Canine Elza approached Wilbert Oneal’s GMC Denali that was operated by Anthony Oneal at the Hess Gas Station in Belhaven.  Investigators conducted a search of the GMC Denali and found 8 grams of marijuana, 6 grams of cocaine and digital scales.  Investigators seized the GMC Denali.

Wilbert Oneal was confined in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $75,000.00 secured bond.  Anthony Oneal was confined in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $10,000.00 secured bond.

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William Lee Sutton

On March 2, 2010, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of larceny of a firearm from a home on Highway 102 in Chocowinity, N.C.  The Sheriff’s Office began an investigation, reviewed evidence, and conducted interviews.   

On April 19, 2010, Investigator Jim Martin applied for and obtained a warrant charging William Lee Sutton, age 25 of Highway 102 in Chocowinity with Larceny of a Firearm.  Sutton, who was in jail on unrelated charges, was served and given an additional $5,000.00 secured bond for the new charge by Magistrate Bruce Smith. 

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                   Bryant Boomer                                             James Earl Whitney Jr     

On April 08, 2010, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit executed a Search Warrant at 21 Camel Drive in Washington.  Investigators and K-9 Elza conducted a search of the residence.  Investigators and K-9 Elza found approximately forty six (46) grams of marijuana and digital scales hidden inside of a cassette player.

Investigators arrested Bryant Boomer, 33 years of age, of 21 Camel Drive in Washington and James Earl Whitney Jr., 34 years of age, of 4574 Pilley Avenue in Pantego.

Boomer was charged with three counts of Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Marijuana and three counts of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.  Whitney was charged with Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Boomer was confined in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $40,000.00 secured bond.  Whitney was confined in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $1,000.00 secured bond.

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Michael William Polovitch Jr.

On March 23, 2010, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of Breaking and Entering a Motor Vehicle and Larceny on Hubs Rec Road in Belhaven.  Deputies later responded to a business in Pantego that was broken into and owned by the same victim.  Copper tubing was taken from inside the business.  The Sheriff’s Office began an investigation, reviewed evidence, and conducted interviews.

On April 7, 2010, Investigator Jim Martin applied for and obtained warrants charging Michael William Polovitch Jr., age 26, of Belhaven with one count of Breaking and Entering of a Motor Vehicle, Misdemeanor Larceny, Felony Breaking and or Entering, Felony Larceny and Obtaining Property by False Pretenses.  Polovitch turned himself in on April 8^th and was held on a $4,000.00 secured bond set by Magistrate David Curtis.  Most of the stolen Copper was recovered during the investigation.

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Millard Earl Jefferson Jr

On March 22, 2010, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a sex offense that occurred in the Pinetown area.  The Sheriff’s Office began an investigation, collected evidence and conducted interviews.

          On April 7, 2010, Investigator Rob Voliva applied for and obtained warrants charging Millard Earl Jefferson Jr., age 44, of Rattlesnake Avenue in Belhaven, North Carolina with six counts of Statutory Rape of a Person who is 13, 14, or 15 Year Old by a Defendant Who Is at Least Six Years Older than the Victim. 

          On April 8, 2010, Jefferson turned himself in at the Beaufort County Magistrate’s Office.  Jefferson was confined to the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $50,000.00 secured bond set by Magistrate D. Curtis.

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Tyler Smith

On April 08, 2010, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit arrested Tyler Smith, 18 years of age, of 2933 Black Jack Simpson Road in Greenville.  Smith was charged with Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Marijuana, Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Adderall a Schedule II controlled substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Smith’s arrest stemmed from a traffic stop.  K-9 Elza alerted for the presence of an odor of a controlled substance on the exterior of an Infiniti operated by Smith.  Investigators searched the Infiniti and found one hundred and thirty (130) grams of marijuana, digital scales and nine (9) Adderall pills in a plastic baggie.

  Smith was confined in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $5,000.00 secured bond.

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Abran Woolard

On April 06, 2010, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit executed a Search Warrant at 400 Washington Street in Washington.  Investigators and K-9 Elza conducted a search of the residence.  Investigators and K-9 Elza found digital scales containing cocaine residue and plastic baggies used to package crack cocaine hidden in the ceiling of the kitchen cabinets.

Investigators arrested Abran Woolard, 31 years of age, of 400 Washington Street in Washington.  Woolard was charge with two accounts of Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Cocaine, two counts of Maintaining a Vehicle to Keep and Sell a Controlled Substance, Possession of Cocaine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Woolard was confined in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $80,000.00 secured bond.

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Larry O’Neal Woolard III

On August 19, 2009, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a Breaking and Entering and Larceny from a residence on U.S. Highway 17 North in Washington.  The victim reported several items stolen including a washer, dryer, stove, refrigerator and go-cart.   The Sheriff’s Office began an investigation, reviewed evidence, and conducted interviews.  The go-cart was later recovered.

On April 1, 2010, Investigator Jim Martin applied for and obtained a warrant charging Larry O’Neal Woolard III, age 34, of Washington with one count of Obtaining Property by False Pretenses.  The search for Woolard is on-going.  If you have information on the whereabouts of Larry Woolard III, please call the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office at 252-946-7111 or Crime Stoppers at 252-974-6400.  Crime Stoppers will pay up to a $1,000.00 reward for information leading to his arrest.  Callers do not have to give their name.

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Otis James Stokes

On April 01, 2010, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit arrested Otis James Stokes, 47 years of age, of 214 Heritage Park Drive in Washington.  Stokes was charged with Trafficking in Opium.

Stokes’ arrest stemmed from Investigators making a purchase of prescription pain pills that contain opium derivatives from Stokes.  Stokes was confined in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $50,000.00 secured bond.

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Lewis Ray Spencer

On April 01, 2010, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit arrested Lewis Ray Spencer, 29 years of age, of 67 Jasmine Drive in Chocowinity.  Spencer was charged with three counts of Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Cocaine and three counts of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Spencer’s arrest stemmed from Investigators making purchases of crack cocaine from Spencer.  Spencer was confined in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $40,000.00 secured bond.

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Rodney Darnell Putney

On March 18, 2010, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit arrested Rodney Darnell Putney, 20 years of age, of 630 Washington Street in Washington.  Putney was charged with two counts of Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Cocaine and two counts of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Putney’s arrest stemmed from Investigators making purchases of crack cocaine from Putney.  Putney was confined in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $10,000.00 secured bond

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Quincy Marcel Wiggins

Clyde Chester Wiggins

     On March 31, 2010, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit executed a Search Warrant at 114 Jack Street in Washington.  Investigators and K-9 Elza conducted a search of the residence.  Investigators and K-9 Elza found approximately six (6) grams of crack cocaine, forty five (45) grams of marijuana, digital scales and plastic bags used to package marijuana and crack cocaine.

Investigators arrested Quincy Marcel Wiggins, 34 years of age, of 114 Jack Street in Washington and Clyde Chester Wiggins, 45 years of age, of 807 Washington Street in Washington.

They were charged with Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Marijuana, Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver Cocaine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Clyde Wiggins was confined in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $15,000.00 secured bond.  Marcel Wiggins was confined in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $50,000.00 secured bond.

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