Category: Arrests
RC Arrests – December 4, 2023
Arrests 12-01- 2023
McDowell County Sheriff’s Office – Victim of Fairview Rd Shooting Identified
UPDATE The deceased victim has been identified as 47-year-old Jimmy Lee Cool. Captain Shanon Smith with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged 38-year-old Jeffery Allen Higgins with Murder. Higgins is being held under no bond. Around noon on November 9th, deputies responded to…Read More »
Community: **Murder Suspect Indicted**
On March 20th, 2023, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, Criminal Investigation Division, received information that a subject was potentially missing from the Ellenboro area. Phillip Cullen Burr had reportedly not been heard from since November of 2021. Investigators contacted a family member…Read More »
Arrests – Dec. 5
Nebo Man Charged with Motorcycle Thefts
Detective Richard Pittman with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged 43-year-old Travis Dean Wilson of Nebo with two counts of Felonious Larceny of a Motor Vehicle. A Magistrate issued Wilson a $10,000 secured bond. On September 28th, Deputies responded to a Marion…Read More »
Arrests – Oct. 13, 2022
Advisory: Old Fort Woman Charged with Sex Crimes
Detective Richard Pittman with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged 32-year-old Jessica Annette Barnes of Old Fort with Statutory Sex Offense with a Child Less Than 15 Years of Age and Indecent Liberties with a Child. A Magistrate issued Branes a $300,000…Read More »
Advisory: Forest City Man Charged with Fleeing and Gun Crimes
Deputy Caleb Baliles with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged 21-year-old Jaydakis Kashaune Hamilton of Forest City with Fleeing to Elude Arrest, Possession of a Stolen Firearm, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, (M) Carrying a Concealed Weapon, Reckless Driving…Read More »