Category: Press Releases

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

Former Carter County Sheriff, George Papantoniou was arrested on Wednesday following an incident which occurred at the Carter County Justice Center.  The incident began when Papantoniou came to the Justice Center to collect firearms which had been taken from him during an altercation which occurred earlier…

Read more Former Sheriff Arrested After Assaulting Deputy

16 people were indicted in a methamphetamine conspiracy investigation conducted by the Carter County Sheriff’s Office and Elizabethton Police Department Joint Drug Task Force. Following a two year investigation (codenamed “Operation Big Iron”), the agencies conducted a round up primarily in the Roan Mountain area. Sheriff’s deputies and police officers began arresting suspects around noon and…

Read more 16 Indicted in Roan Mountain Drug Investigation

Deputies of the Carter County Sheriff’s Office arrested a woman after a traffic stop led to the discovery of 70 grams of methamphetamine Monday. 24-year-old Autumn Pamela Bradshaw is charged with possession of methamphetamine and failure to appear in court. The charge came after a deputy conducted…

Read more Woman Arrested for Possession of 70 Grams of Meth

Investigators for the Carter County Sheriff’s Office arrested two suspects Thursday afternoon in connection with four burglaries that took place in the Biltmore area. 37-year-old James Abe Wishon and 36-year-old Amy Michelle Jones are both charged with burglary, theft of property, and vandalism. Wishon is additionally charged with…

Read more Investigators Solve Multiple Burglaries in Biltmore Area, Suspects Arrested

Deputies with the Carter County Sheriff’s Office are searching for a 15-year-old boy who went missing from his home in the Milligan area Wednesday. Jacob Clark is described as a white male with short blonde hair, approximately 5’2” tall, possibly wearing a black hoodie. His parents have…

Read more Missing 15 Year Old Boy in Milligan Community