Category: Press Releases

Carter County Sheriff Dexter Lunceford is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for a shooting that took place Sunday on Bowman Road. The shooting claimed the life of 63-year-old Kevin Hathaway. An anonymous person provided valuable information, and investigators are encouraging that person to come forward again. They…

Read more $2,500 Reward Offered for Information in Bowman Road Shooting

The Carter County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal fire that engulfed a home in Watauga Tuesday morning. Deputies responded to a structure fire on Rasnick Road at approximately 7:15 a.m. After the Watauga and Central Volunteer Fire Departments extinguished the fire, they found human remains inside the home. Investigators were then called to the scene…

Read more House Fire Results in Fatality, Sheriff’s Office Investigating

Deputies with the Carter County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a homicide that took place in the Milligan area. At approximately 11:30 Sunday, investigators were called to 132 Bowman Road. Upon their arrival, they found a 63-year-old male victim, identified as Kevin Hathaway, shot to death inside of his residence. Investigators say the shooting appears to have happened…

Read more Homicide in Milligan Area, Sheriff’s Office Investigating

Deputies of the Carter County Sheriff’s Office conducted a roundup of wanted individuals, arresting ten people in…

Read more Warrants Roundup Leads to Ten Arrests

Join us on April 3rd for a fun afternoon with egg painting and egg hunting for kids age 3-12! There will be two separate hunts: one for younger kids and one for older kids. We will be getting things kicked off at 2 p.m. at Cat…

Read more CCSO Easter Egg Hunt Sign Up

The Carter County Sheriff’s Office is investigating human remains that were discovered near Southside Road outside of Elizabethton Wednesday afternoon. Deputies were called to the scene at approximately 3:00 p.m. and found a decomposed human body. Investigators from CCSO and the Elizabethton Police Department were called to assist. The body has been sent to the ETSU Quillen…

Read more Human Remains Discovered near Southside Road, Sheriff’s Office Investigating

Investigators with the Carter County Sheriff’s Office arrested one man after a shooting that occurred in Hampton early Tuesday morning. At approximately 1:30 a.m., deputies were called to Highway 321. When they arrived, they encountered two men, one of whom had gunshot wounds to the upper arm. Based…

Read more Hampton Man Arrested in Connection with Shooting

Deputies with the Carter County Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged two suspects Thursday in connection with a shooting that took place on Blevins Road near Elizabethton. 20-year-old Jediah Shane Glover and 18-year-old Jason Bryan Barber II are charged with first degree murder, criminal…

Read more Three Suspects in Custody for Blevins Road Shooting, Two Arraigned

The Carter County Sheriff’s Office is offering a $3,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case of a deadly shooting that took place on Blevins Road Tuesday morning. Investigators are looking for information about a small SUV that was seen in the area at…

Read more Reward Offered for Information in Blevins Road Shooting

The Carter County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in relation to a shooting that took place Tuesday morning. Deputies received a call to 121 Blevins Road near Elizabethton at approximately 5:46 a.m. after shots were fired on the street. When they arrived, they found a female juvenile who had been shot while laying…

Read more One Juvenile Dead in Drive-By Shooting, Sheriff’s Office Investigating