— press release information from Sheriff Curtis Brame
November 27 the Vance County Sheriff’s Office received a report of batteries being stolen from school buses at Vance County Middle School and Vance County High School. Additional reports were received from the Vance County School Bus Garage of batteries being stolen from school buses.
On December 13 the Vance County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division charged and arrested Ethan Cole Fleming, 21, of Henderson in connection with the larcenies. Fleming was taken into custody without incident and remanded to the Vance County Jail under a $10,000 secured bond.
Although an arrest has been made, this case remains under investigation. Anyone with any information regarding these incidents 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.