Category: Press Releases
Person of Interest – Brandon Clay Carrier
UPDATE: The Sheriff’s Office is offering a $1000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Brandon Clay Carrier.
The Carter County Sheriff’s Office is currently searching…
200 Dry Branch Road Investigation
On August 23, 2022, in the late evening hours, Carter County Sheriff’s Office patrol deputies responded to a report of a vehicle fire near the 200 block of Dry Branch Road in Elizabethton. Prior to deputies’ arrival, the fire was extinguished, and what is believed to be human remains were found inside the vehicle.
CCSO detectives…
Statement on Staffing Issues and SRO Status
For eight years I have been asking for increases in pay for Sheriff’s Office employees in an effort to hire and retain good people. This had increased in urgency the past two years. Myself and Chief Deputy Parrish have been warning the commission that if pay was not increased to an average of the surrounding…
Severe Vandalism of Carter County House, Investigators Seeking Public’s Help
Investigators with the Carter County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect or suspects who severely vandalized a house near the Broad Street extension.
Deputies received a report last week of a house at 211 Lincoln Drive that had been badly damaged in mid to late June.…
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Investigators Searching for Missing Juvenile
UPDATE 2: Marlie has been located safely.
UPDATE: The Sheriff’s Office is offering a $250 reward for any information leading to Marlie’s safe return. Her family has also expressed they wish to match this reward, for a total of $500. If you know where she is,…
Suspect Charged in Shooting on Blue Springs Road
Investigators for the Carter County Sheriff’s Office have charged a suspect after a shooting that took place Thursday morning on Blue Springs Road near Elizabethton.
39-year-old Jonathan Derek Harding is charged with attempted murder, especially aggravated kidnapping, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated assault, possession of stolen property, and possession… Johnson City Man Arrested for Raping Child
Deputies of the Carter County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man Monday after a grand jury indicted him for multiple sex crimes against a child.
33-year-old Benjamin Alexander Scott is charged with two counts of rape, one count of aggravated rape, one count of rape of a child,… Theft Suspect Tied to Multiple Crimes, Additional Charges Filed
A suspect in multiple thefts who was arrested last Friday was served Wednesday with charges for several additional property crimes.
Deputies of the Carter County Sheriff’s Office had been investigating a series of auto thefts and auto burglaries in the Hunter, Keenburg and Milligan communities. On Thursday,…Read more Theft Suspect Tied to Multiple Crimes, Additional Charges Filed
Suspect in Roan Mountain Shooting in Custody
A suspect in a shooting that took place Wednesday night in Roan Mountain is now in the custody of the Carter County Sheriff’s Office.
40-year-old Eric Lee Thompson turned himself in to authorities on Thursday night for a charge of attempted first degree murder. Investigators believe Thompson… Homicide Suspect Arrested after Pursuit into North Carolina
Deputies of the Carter County Sheriff’s Office will be charging a man with first degree murder after he was arrested in North Carolina following a vehicular pursuit.
23-year-old Jacob Allen Morley will be charged…
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