On July 2nd, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office began investigating a report of an inappropriate relationship between a 14-year-old female and 26-year-old Jacobo D. Berrios of Goldsboro. During the course of the investigation, it was reportedly determined that the juvenile and Berrios had engaged in vaginal intercourse. As a result of the investigation, Berrios was…… read more »
On July 10th, Wayne County Sheriff’s deputies were patrolling the area of Highway 13 North and Hood Swamp Road when they pulled a vehicle over for an equipment violation. An investigation reportedly discovered suspected meth, suspected marijuana and drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle, 31-year-old Tony R. Hunt of Fremont, also…… read more »
In the early morning hours of Tuesday, an officer attempted to pull a vehicle over on Ash Street for a speeding violation. The driver of the vehicle did not stop and managed to elude the officer. A short time later, officers spotted the suspect vehicle travelling west on Elm Street. The vehicle then led police…… read more »
On July 12th, officers with the Goldsboro Police Department’s Selective Enforcement Unit and Gang Suppression Unit arrested 34-year-old Nicole M. Pendleton of Goldsboro, and charged her with Possession of Heroin. On Thursday, July 16th, the SEU and GSU officers arrested 32-year-old Joshua L. Holmes of Mount Olive, and charged him with Possession of Heroin, Possession…… read more »
Last week Thursday, a Wayne County Sheriff’s deputy patrolling the area of Five Points Road and U.S. 117 South spotted a vehicle without a license plate pulling into the McDonald’s. The deputy’s subsequent investigation reportedly led to the discovery of crystal methamphetamine inside the vehicle. Meth was also allegedly found on the driver, 38-year-old Richard…… read more »
On Sunday, deputies with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop a speeding vehicle on Highway 13 South. However, the vehicle did not pull over for the deputies and continued to travel west on Highway 13 at speeds of up to 130 mph. Eventually, the driver pulled the vehicle into a driveway and surrendered. …… read more »
DNA evidence solves a 4-year-old Goldsboro B&E case. On February 17, 2016, the Goldsboro Police Department took a report on a breaking and entering to a storage shed on the 1300 block of Peele Street. Someone had broken into the shed and removed property. Evidence, including DNA, was collected at the crime scene. On June…… read more »
A Goldsboro man was sentenced this week to 240 months in prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court documents, 25-year-old James Nathan Crawford, Jr., also known as “Stacks,” had engaged in a multi-year conspiracy…… read more »
Absconders of the month from Wayne County Probation and Parole … read more »
The State Highway Patrol has released the identity of the tractor-trailer driver that has now been charged for a fatal hit-and-run near Mount Olive. 57-year-old Eric J. Ekstrom of Lucama has been charged with Felonious Hit-and-Run Resulting in Death as well as a Stop Sign Violation. Ekstrom allegedly ran into another vehicle when he failed…… read more »
