The Daily Southerner, Tarboro, NC

Local News

August 24, 2012

CRIME ROUNDUP

Correspondent Van Holland

TARBORO — The following people were arrested and charged with crimes by the Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office during the past week.

August 13

• Lakia Tamora Johnson, 29, of 204 Melissa Dr., Pinetops, was charged with injury to personal property.

• Angela Griffin Whitfield, 43, of 230 Melissa Dr., Pinetops, was charged with misdemeanor larceny and communicating threats.

• Kelsie Rough, 24, of 2133 Larson Lane, Rocky Mount, was charged with disorderly conduct.

• Calvin Stokes, 29, 1719 Thru St., Rocky Mount, was charged with non-support of child. He was jailed under a $23,388 cash bond.

• Rolanzo Somerville, 46, of 1519 Clark St., Rocky Mount, was charged with non-support of a child. He was jailed under a $460 cash bond.

• Malcolm Antonio Smith, 40, of 309 Second St., Princeville, was charged with violation of court order. He was jailed under a $500 cash bond.

• Tiffany Jenkins, 28, of 606 Buena Vista Ave., Rocky Mount, was charged with probation violation. She was jailed under a $5,000 cash bond.

• Robert Thomas Privette, 27, 2348 Meadowbrook Road, Rocky Mount, was charged with obtaining property by false pretense and exploit a disable or elderly person.

• Jim Henry Bullock, Jr., 37, of 2348 Meadowbrook Road, Rocky Mount, was charged with obtaining property by false pretense and exploit a disable or elderly person.

• Terry Lee Radford, 23, of 14827 NC 43 N, Rocky Mount, was charged with assault inflicting serious injury.

August 14

• DeAngelo Lamont Cotton, 33, of 2909 NC 43 N, Pinetops, was charged with failure to appear in court. He was jailed under a $5,000 secured bond.

• Victor Manel Perez, 34, of 872 Mast Lane, Battleboro, was charged with probation violation. He was jailed under a $5,000 secured bond.

• Shayna Leigh Richardson, 37, 2711 Pleasant Hill Road, Rocky Mount, was charged with failure to appear in court. She was jailed under a $1,000 secured bond.

August 15

• James Earl Keel, II, 38, of 309 Cardinal Road, Tarboro, was charged with intimidating a witness.

• Alexis Grey Evans, 16, of 2607 NC 111/122, Tarboro, was charged with misdemeanor larceny.

• Dora Mae King, 40, 219 Maude Road, Rocky Mount, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon.

• Larry Martin House, Jr., 47, of 219 Muade Road, Rocky Mount, was charged with simple assault.

• Ernest Lee Dancy, 48, 283 Walnut Creek Lane, Tarboro, was charged with felony larceny, breaking and entering and larceny after breaking and entering. He was jailed under a $25,000 secured bond.

August 16

• Jeffery McGill, 47, of 324 Lexington St. Apt. 3, Rocky Mount, was charged with failure to change address as a sex offender.

• Yolanda Hyman, 33, of 323 Walston St., Princeville, was charged with failure to appear in court. She was jailed under a $500 secured bond.

• George Allen Jones, Jr., 31, of 140 Davenport Country Lane, Tarboro, was charged with seven counts of failure to appear in court. He was jailed under a $195,000 cash bond.

• Angela Griffin Whitfield, 43, of 230 Melissa Dr., Rocky Mount, was charged with injury to real property and felony larceny. She was jailed under a $12,000 secured bond.

• Johnnie Earl Williams, 40, of 294 Ellis Lane, Tarboro, was charged with three counts of abandon/non-support of child. He was jailed under a $1,000 cash bond.

August 17

• Daquan Lamore Staton, 17, of 218 Clifton Road, Rocky Mount, was charged with breaking and entering, larceny of a firearm and larceny after breaking and entering. He was jailed under a $5,500 secured bond.

• Latonya Nicole Ray, 30, 1208 North St., Smithfield, was charged with misdemeanor larceny. She was jailed under a $6,000 secured bond.

• Steven Wallace, 25, of 5706 Temperance Hall Road, Elm City, was charged with assault on handicapped person and misdemeanor larceny. He was jailed under a $1,250 secured bond.

 

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