– press release from Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame
On July 8, 2024, the Vance County Sheriff’s Office received a report for a Sexual Exploitation of a Minor.
The Vance County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division opened an investigation into the allegation.
The reporting person alleged that Dhamani Fields, age 27 of Butner, NC had solicited a female juvenile for the purposes of performing sexual acts multiple times.
As a result of the investigation, Fields was charged with two counts of 2nd Degree Kidnapping, one count of 1st Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, two counts of Indecent Liberties with a Minor, two counts of Soliciting a Minor for Prostitution, and two counts of Statutory Sexual Offense of a Child 15 years or younger.
On July 9, 2024, with the assistance of Butner Public Safety, Fields was taken into custody without incident in Butner, NC and transported back to Vance County, NC. Fields received a $2,000,000 secured bond for the charges listed and was confined to the Vance County Jail.
The investigation into this incident is still ongoing and anyone with additional information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact the Vance County Sheriff’s Office at 252.738.2200, or Henderson-Vance Crime Stoppers at 252.492.1925 or through the P3 app.