Public Safety

Updated 10.01.20 at 2:27 p.m. Gunfire – but no injuries – ended a chase Wednesday that involved two stolen vehicles and a manhunt through the Green Swamp. Jeffery Kelly Jr. is being held under no bond, charged with a Florida fugitive warrant for assault, battery with a deadly weapon and motor vehicle theft. His charges are still being assessed here. He is held under no bond. A second...

For the second time in less than three days, a female was shot in the Chadbourn area Monday.The juvenile, whose name and age were not released, was shot in a home in the 1200 block of Dessie Road, the sheriff’s office reported. The victim was transported to an area hospital. The sheriff’s office is investigating the shooting.Chief Anthony Spivey of the HCadbourn Police said a woman was shot...

The sheriff’s office is hunting for a man who allegedly raped a child. Jeremy Thomas Ward, 36, is wanted on a single warrant for statutory rape of a child. The incident occurred in 2018, according to the sheriff’s office. Ward is described as a white male with brown hair and hazel eyes, weighing 245 pounds. His last known address was Red Store Road, according to the sheriff’s office,...