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Nov152021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Two Arrested & Charged In Connection With Stolen Vehicle

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ASHEBORO N.C. - Two men from Raleigh were in jail this morning after being charged in connection with a stolen car and drugs. On the night of November 11th 2021, police responded to Matlab on Hwy 49 South. Officers with the departments S.E.T. team had located a Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat that had been reported stolen out of Raleigh behind a warehouse at the business and had fled from police earlier in the day. While the Asheboro officers were on the scene the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office had simultaneously received a call about a suspicious persons on Revelle Trl which runs behind the plant. Sheriff’s deputies located to males, who were arrested. They were identified as 22 year-old Tyrese Deshawn Gibson and 18 year-old Ayden Zoroun Poole. Both were charged with Felony possession o...

Nov92021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Sheriff’s Office Arrest Two In Seperate Sex Crimes Investigations

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ASHEBORO NC - The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office announced today that they have arrested two individuals following investigations into sex crimes against minors. On October 15, 2021, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) received a tip about Kevin Lee Nunn that said he was receiving and distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material.Deputies along with agents from Homeland Security Investigations executed a search warrant was executed at Nunn’s home on November 5, 2021.The next day charges were sought for ten counts of Second Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor. On November 7th, 2021, Nunn was arrested and taken to the Randolph County Jail. He was issued a $50,000 secured bond The Sheriff’s office says the investigatio...

Nov12021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Man Arrested After Vehicle Chase Late Friday Night

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ASHEBORO NC – A man is in jail today after he led sheriff’s deputies on a high speed chase that ended in Montgomery County. According to a press release by the Randolph County Sheriff’s office just after 11 PM on October 29th, 2021 they pulled over a driver just south of the Ulah Troy exit on I-73/74. Police say that as the deputy approached the vehicle, the driver sped off getting back onto I-73/74 heading south.A vehicle pursuit ensued, with speeds reading almost 100 mph according to law enforcement radio traffic. The driver took the Seagrove exit, where according to the Sheriff’s office he briefly stopped at the top of the exit ramp and a passenger fled on foot. The driver then took off again on to I-73/74 south into Montgomery County, exiting on 220 Alternate where the Montgomery Co...

Oct272021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Pair Arrested After Selling Stolen Trailer On Facebook

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ASHEBORO NC - A pair of individuals were arrested after police say they stole a trailer and sold it on Facebook, all because the buyers friend was suspicious. According to the Sheriff's Office, on October 25th, 2021,they responded to Creeks Crossing Rd. after getting a call from a citizen who had become suspicious that a utility trailer he had purchased may be stolen. The buyer told officers that Brandon Edward Fields had messaged him earlier in the day saying that he had a trailer he had acquired as pay for work that he wanted to sell. The victim told police he met Fields and another subjects and bought the trailer. It was later when a friend of the victim suggested that the trailer might be stolen and that's when the buyer called police to verify. When deputies ran the trailer's ...

Oct272021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Stranded Motorist Helped By Police Ends Up In Jail

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ASHEBORO NC – Two officers helped a stranded motorist push his car into a parking lot before they ended up arresting him. According to a press release by the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office on October 14, 2021, one of their deputies and an SBI agent stopped to help a driver whose car had broken down on McDowell Road near the Sherriff's Office. The two officers helped push the vehicle into the parking lot when they say they noticed the driver was under the influence. The driver, identified as Ricardo Palacios, had an outstanding Order for Arrest for Failure to Appear for Resisting a Public Officer and was placed under arrest. When police searched the car they say they located a trafficking amount of meth. Palacios was taken on a short trip down the road to the Randolph County Jail wh...

Oct222021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

[CAPTURED] Prisoner Escapes Work Detail – Last Seen In Asheboro

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CAPTURED Richard Mundy Mundy was captured by the Randolph County Sheriff's Office on October 23, 2021, just after 5:30 PM after he was spotted walking on Randleman Rd. near Hockett Dairy Rd. Mugshot provided by the Randolph County Sheriffs Office ASHEBORO NC - Police are on the lookout for a man who escaped from a prison work detail, stole a dump truck and was last seen in Asheboro. On October 21, 2021, the NC Department of Corrections put out an alert for for an escapee, Richard Alexander Mundy, left a work detail in Laurinburg, NC. Police say he stole a tan and grey 1994 Chevrolet 3500 dump truck. That vehicle has not been recovered yet. Mundy is approximately 5’10” tall with brown hair and hazel eyes. At the time of escape, he was wearing a gray t-shirt and gre...

Oct192021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

VICE Investigated Drug Violation At Motel 6 Days Before Fatal Overdose

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ASHEBORO NC - Today we learned that Asheboro Police Departments VICE/Narcotics unit responded to a reported drug violation at the Asheboro Motel 6 just five days before a fatal overdose. John Chester Reed According to a police report the Vice/Narcotics unit responded to the Motel 6 in Asheboro on August 20th 2021 for a reported drug violation. Detectives made contact with several individuals staying in one of the rooms and were able to get consent to search the room. Police say that search located and seized marijuana and suspected heroin/fenchyl. As we reported last month, just five days later on August 25th, detectives would respond to a fatal overdose at the motel, the 240th 911 incident at the motel to date. That number is nearly double the number of 911 calls as the Eccno...

Oct182021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Sheriff’s Office Arrest Two Burglary Suspects, One As Family Hides In Bedroom

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ASHEBORO NC - The Randolph County Sherriff's Office arrested two burglary suspects red handed, one who was stealing from an home as family members hid in a bedroom and another who robbed the same home several times. Raymond Schofield Hyatt On October 16, 2021, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office responded to a Burglary in Progress on Hawthorne Dr. in Asheboro. The deputies located the suspect still inside the residence. They ordered him to come out and upon leaving the house, the suspect attempted to flee on foot but was quickly arrested. The victims were located un-harmed in a locked bedroom. Deputies found a broken window where they say the the suspect entered the home. The Sheriffs office identified the suspect as Raymond Schofield Hyatt. He was arrested and transported to ...

Oct142021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Sheriff’s Office Makes Arrest After Man Shot With Crossbow

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ASHEBORO NC - The Sheriff's office arrested a man in connection with an assault call where an individual had to be taken to the hospital after being shot with a cross-bow. According to information released today by the the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, they responded to a call about an assault on BB Trail in Asheboro back on October 2nd, 2021. They found the victim with a wound to the abdomen. The Sheriff's office says that Christopher Troutman reportedly shot the victim with a cross bow and then had fled the scene on foot before they arrived. Deputies were unable to locate Troutman that night and the victim was transported by Randolph County EMS to an area hospital. The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division obtained warrants on Troutman for Felony As...

Oct132021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Almost 10g Of Meth Seized In VICE Operation

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ASHEBORO NC – We are just learning details about drug bust back in June that resulted in 1 person being arrested and almost 10 grams of meth being seized. John Chester Reed According to Asheboro Assistant Chief of Police Robbie Brown, the department's Vice/Narcotics units Detectives utilized an undercover officer to make purchases of suspected methamphetamine from a resident at 322 Brookside Drive in Asheboro on two separate occasions. The evidence obtained from those undercover buys resulted in police arresting 33 year old John Chester Reed for Felony Selling / Delivering of a Schedule II Drug. According to the North Carolina Dept of Public Safety Reed has previous been convicted of drug charges and stealing firearms. Reed is set to appear in court later this month in Randolph C...