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One Arrest In Traffic Stop That Turned Into Two-County Chase

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Members of the Vance County Sheriff’s Office patrol division attempted a traffic stop Monday that turned into chase across two counties before the suspect was apprehended.

Jatavious Reid, wanted on outstanding felony warrants, was driving a red Toyota Tacoma pickup truck and failed to stop as sheriff’s officers attempted the stop.

A chase ensued into Granville County and then back into Vance County, where Henderson Police successfully deployed Stop Sticks.

Reid ran from the vehicle and fled into a nearby wooded area. He was apprehended after a brief period when he ran across the road and officers pursued him on foot.

Reid faces the following charges:

  • two counts of felony flee to elude arrest with motor vehicle
  • possession of firearm by felon
  • second-degree kidnapping
  • resisting public officer
  • two counts of reckless driving to endanger
  • fail to feed light or siren
  • fail to maintain lane control
  • felony larceny
  • two counts of burglary
  • child abuse

Reid is in the Vance County Detention Center with $55,000 secured bond for a previous incident and was given no bond for the car chase on Monday.

Sheriff: Vance County Man Arrested On Drug, Weapons Charges

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Press release from Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame

On October 10, 2024 members of the Vance County Sheriff’s Office Narcotic Unit, with assistance from the State Bureau of Investigation executed a search warrant at 85 Kristie Lane, located west of Townsville.  The investigation was in response to numerous citizen complaints of narcotics violations from this location.  During the search, investigators located methamphetamine, cocaine and numerous firearms.  Several of the firearms were reported stolen out of Granville County.

As a result of the investigation, Edward Jones of Kristie Lane was charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine; Possession with Intent to Manufacture, Sell, and Deliver Cocaine; Maintaining a Dwelling to Keep and Sell Controlled Substances; two counts of Possession of a Stolen Firearm; and eight counts of Possession of a Firearm by Felon.  Jones was released on a $330,000 secured bond.

Local Chamber Seeks Sponsors For ‘Shop With A Cop And Friends’

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The Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce’s annual “Shop With a Cop and Friends” is getting underway and it’s time for area businesses to help make the event another success by signing up to be an event sponsor.

The goal is to provide local law enforcement at least $7,000 to go on their annual Christmas shopping spree with disadvantaged youth in the community.

The Chamber is partnering once again with the Henderson Police Department and the Vance County Sheriff’s Office for 2024.

Chamber President Sandra Wilkerson said a celebratory social is being planned to officially kick off the Shop With a Cop program and she hopes all sponsors will be present. Details will be forthcoming.

WW Properties is this year’s Presenting Sponsor, at the $3,000 level, which includes:

  • Company name on ticket board, company name on tickets, Company recognized on social media live kickoff event and raffle drawing event, recognition in Chamber publications, recognition on news media outlets and social media and 10 tickets to Celebratory Social.

Other sponsorship opportunities are:

Gold Sponsor – $1,000

  • Company name on ticket board, Company recognition on social media live kickoff event and raffle drawing event, recognition in Chamber publications, and 5 tickets to Celebratory Social.

Silver Sponsor – $750

  • Company name on ticket board, Company recognition on social media live kickoff event and raffle drawing event and 3 tickets to Celebratory Social.

Bronze Sponsor- $500

  • Company name on ticket board and ticket and 2 tickets to Celebratory Social.

To learn more, contact the Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce at 252.438.8414.

4 Arrested In Vance County Drug Bust

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Press release from Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame

On or about the 21st day of August 2024 the Vance County Sheriff’s Office executed a Search Warrant for illegal drugs at a residence located at 84 Avery Lane, Henderson N.C. At the time of service, the residence was found to be occupied by two adults and numerous juveniles.

As a result of the warrant service, and subsequent search of both the home and property, the following items of evidence were located and seized:  4870 Bindles of Heroin, 1154 grams of Cocaine Hydrochloride and Cocaine Base (more than one Kilogram), more than 20 pounds of Marijuana, five firearms and more than $30,000 in US Currency.

The following arrests were made:

Maurice Kearney (of the residence)

Traffic Cocaine

Traffic Heroin

Traffic Marijuana

Felony Maintaining both a Residence and Motor Vehicle to Keep/Sell/Store Controlled Substances

Kearney’s bond was set at $250,000 Secured.

Andrea Swain (of the residence)

Traffic Cocaine

Traffic Heroin

Traffic Marijuana

Felony Maintaining both a Residence and Motor Vehicle to Keep/Sell/Store Controlled Substances

Swain’s bond was set at $200,000 Secured.

Michael Gill 

Traffic Cocaine

Traffic Heroin

Felony Maintaining a Motor Vehicle to Keep/Sell/Store Controlled Substances

Gill’s bond was set at $130,000 Secured.

Tiffanie Moore  

Traffic Cocaine

Traffic Heroin

Felony Maintaining a Motor Vehicle to Keep/Sell/Store Controlled Substances

Moore’s bond was set at $100,000 Secured.

The Vance County Sheriff’s Office wishes to thank the Henderson Police Department and the NCSBI for their assistance in the service of this warrant.  No parties were injured during the execution of the search warrant.  No further arrests are anticipated related to this investigation.

 

TownTalk: Janie Martin Is Vance County’s August Employee Of The Month

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The Vance County Board of Commissioners honored Vance County Sheriff’s Office Senior Administrative Assistant Janie Martin at its Aug. 5 board meeting as the county’s employee of the month.

In her presentation, colleague Debbie Scott said Martin is a champion at teamwork – someone who “never hesitates to get involved and be of assistance.”

Her initiative to handle whatever comes up within the sheriff’s office makes her “highly valuable…and an asset,” Scott continued.

Above all, her optimism, professionalism and dedication to her job show throughout the workday – and beyond. She is always just a phone call away, and often spends extra hours to make sure the office is running efficiently and effectively.

Sheriff Curtis Brame said Martin began her career at the sheriff’s office in 2013 as an employee at the detention center. In 2016, she became administrative assistant to then-sheriff Peter White.

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Vance Sheriff: Two Arrested On Drug Charges In Separate Traffic Stops

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-Press releases from Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame

The Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Division of the Vance County Sheriff’s Office made two arrests and seized several different types of pills and controlled substances in two different traffic stops this week.

On Monday, July 8, a traffic stop was conducted on a vehicle operated by Kenneth D. Bullock of Henderson.

Agents located and seized a quantity of both Hydrocodone and Oxycodone pills, along with a single dosage unit of the street drug Ecstasy, a Schedule 1 Controlled Substance.

Bullock was arrested and charged with the following criminal offenses:

  • Felony Possession of a Schedule 2 Controlled Substance
  • Felony Possession of a Schedule 1 Controlled Substance
  • Felony Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver a Schedule 2 Controlled Substance
  • Felony Maintaining a Vehicle to Keep/Sell/Transport a Controlled Substance

Bullock was placed under a secured bond in the amount of $30,000.

The second traffic stop took place on Wednesday, July 10, involving a vehicle found to be operated by Quintavious Alston of Henderson.

During this encounter, agents located and seized a quantity of Oxycodone pills, marijuana and a single dosage unit of the street drug Ecstasy.

 Alston was arrested and charged with the following criminal offenses:

  • Trafficking a Schedule 2 Controlled Substance
  • Felony Possession of a Schedule 1 Controlled Substance
  • Felony Possession with Intent to Sell and Deliver a Schedule 2 Controlled Substance
  • Felony Maintaining a Vehicle to Keep/Sell/Transport a Controlled Substance
  • Simple Possession of marijuana
  • Carrying a Concealed Weapon

Alston was surrendered to the Vance County Detention Facility under no bond as he was currently out on bond for a prior arrest also related to drug violations.

Vance Sheriff: One Arrested For Growing Marijuana Plants

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– Press Release from Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame

On June 5, 2024, members of the Vance County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics unit with the assistance of the NC National Guard Counterdrug Task Force located approximately 20 half-grown marijuana plants being tended upon a premise on Lee Lane in Vance County. On July 3, 2024, warrants were served on Carl Lee Aleshire, DOB 9/14/61, for manufacture marijuana, and maintaining a dwelling to keep controlled substances. Aleshire was given a $14,000 secure bond.

 

TownTalk: S.A.F.E. Highlights Secure Firearm Storage

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Gov. Roy Cooper’s recent proclamation to shine a light on gun safety awareness only lasted a week, but this weeklong public awareness observance serves to remind owners of firearms of the responsibilities they have to keep their guns out of the hands of children and criminals.

The N.C. Department of Public Safety hosted the second annual NC S.A.F.E. (Secure All Firearms Effectively) Week of Action from June 2-8 t in response to an increased number of gun thefts from vehicles and the alarming rate of firearm-related deaths and injuries of minors across the state.

The message from the S.A.F.E. call to action is straightforward: One simple step can make a lifesaving difference — lock up your firearms.

Capt. Chris Ball of the Henderson Police Department said licensed gun sellers and dealers are supposed to offer gun locks at the time of a firearms purchase, but anyone who needs one is welcome to stop by the police department and get one free of charge.

Distribution of gun locks is one of the things that this statewide initiative, now in its second year, provides to citizens through law enforcement agencies like the Henderson Police Department.

“It’s important that firearms are secured,” Ball said on Monday’s TownTalk. And you should never leave a firearm in your car, Ball said.

In 2022, more than 2,500 guns were stolen from vehicles across the state – those “smash-and-grab” crimes are bad enough, but gunowners who leave their weapons in their vehicles run the risk of having that weapon used in other crimes. Keep guns unloaded and ammunition stored away from where the firearms are stored, too, he added.

Record the serial number of your firearm, so the information will be readily available to share with law enforcement if you need to report the theft of or loss of a gun. Call 911 or the police department’s non-emergency number to file a report (252.438.4141).

Some gun safes use biometrics instead of traditional locks, and Ball said using a fingerprint instead of a key or punching in a combination may make access quicker.

Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame agrees that guns should be “out of reach and out of sight – they all need to be in a secure location at all times,” the sheriff noted.

Coincidentally, he and two staff members were in Raleigh Monday for a gun safety training, but he took a few minutes to highlight the need for safe storage of firearms.

Brame said he and other sheriffs across the state are fighting to have a recent law repealed that takes the issuance of gun permits out of the hands of the sheriff’s office.

He said sheriff’s offices have access to mental health and criminal files that can provide pertinent information about people requesting the permits.

Visit ncsafe.org to find a safety checklist and other resources.

One Man Arrested On Drug Charges; Cocaine, Heroin, Fentanyl And Guns Seized

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-information courtesy of Henderson Police Chief Marcus Barrow

On May 09, 2024 the Henderson Police Department and Vance County Sheriff’s Office served two narcotic search warrants at 561 McBorn St. and 394 South Lake Lodge Rd., Lot 3.

During the service of both warrants, approximately 192 grams of cocaine, 63 grams of heroin, 101 grams of Fentanyl, drug manufacturing equipment and two firearms were seized.

Keylan Douglas Johnson, 31, was arrested in relation to the investigation. Johnson was on pretrial release at the time of the arrest, Barrow said.

Johnson was charged with three counts of trafficking heroin, one count of trafficking cocaine, one count of possession with intent to manufacture, sell, deliver schedule II, one count of manufacturing schedule I, one count of manufacturing cocaine, one count of possession with intent to manufacture, sell, deliver heroin, one count of possession with intent to manufacture, sell, deliver cocaine, three counts of maintaining a dwelling place for a controlled substance, one count of  possession of marijuana paraphernalia, one count of possession of drug paraphernalia, not marijuana, two counts of firearm by felon and one count of possession of a weapon of mass destruction.

Johnson received no bond and was remanded to the Vance County Detention Center until his next court date.

TownTalk: Sheriff Brame Discusses Detention Center With County Commissioners

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As Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame sees it, this county needs a new jail, no two ways about it. He’s said it before and he said it again during an April 15 commissioners’ work session, during which commissioners reviewed several options from an architect’s needs assessment and received an update on current conditions from the sheriff.

Commissioners agree that something needs to be done, but as the old saying goes, “All it takes is time and money.”

Replacing the jail comes with a $42 million price tag, according to the assessment by Moseley Architects. An expansion would cost north of $31 million and repairing the existing facility would cost more than $5.2 million, according to the architect’s report. Board Chair Dan Brummitt speculated that even if the board decided now to build a new jail, it would be between five and eight years before the first detainee would be housed there.

There are no easy answers to the challenges that face the aging jail, but Brame said he’s worried about the lack of basic safety measures being in place – for detainees and for staff.

He said the jail has 20 staff openings right now, and that overnight staffing is sparse at best. Hiring is difficult, he said, partly because of the salary offered and partly because of the jail conditions.

“Pay does help,” Brame told commissioners. “We do need an increase in pay. But they will not come because they feel unsafe … those inmates could take over the facility any time they want to.”

The county recently spent half a million dollars to replace security doors at the jail, but Brummitt said they were not installed properly and the Georgia company that installed them has not returned to finish the job to the county’s satisfaction.

County Manager C. Renee Perry said she would look at the terms of the contract to determine if the county has any recourse in the matter.

There are other more routine maintenance issues that need attention, and the jail does have an employee who handles them, but other issues like replacing light fixtures and moving outlets away from inmates’ reach are things that require an electrician.

And tradespeople don’t want to do the work because it’s unsafe.

“We have an unsafe facility down there,” Brame said, “from the doors, to how it’s designed, to staffing.”

Commissioner Sean Alston said there are federal grants to apply for help with paying for a new jail and he is hopeful that recent talks with Don Davis and others are going to pay dividends in that area.

Perry said she had submitted to Davis two capital projects for funding consideration – the jail and a new EMS building.

It all comes down to safety, Brame said. “We’ve got a lot of dangerous people in our facility,” 40 in jail for murder. Between June 2021 and July 2022, there were 26 major incidents that occurred in the jail, including death, rape and assault.

From 2019 to 2024, Brame said there were 636 incidents at the jail that came in to 911 – from the jail. “Ninety percent of our people are violent offenders,” Brame said.

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