Press Releases
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Suspect Charged in Roan Mountain Shooting
Investigators with the Carter County Sheriff’s Office have filed charges against a suspect after a Tuesday night shooting in Roan Mountain. 48-year-old Reggie Allen Putman will be charged with attempted…
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Two Men Sought in Connection with Shooting on Hillside Drive
Investigators with the Carter County Sheriff’s Office are actively searching for two men in connection with a fatal shooting that took place on Hillside Drive Saturday morning. 25-year-old Austin Michael…
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Sheriff’s Office Conducting Homicide Investigation After Shooting on Hillside Drive
The Carter County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate a Saturday morning shooting that left one man dead. Deputies were dispatched to Hillside Drive in the Sinking Creek community at…
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Investigators Searching for Suspected Shooter on Attempted Murder Charges
Investigators with the Carter County Sheriff’s Office are asking for the public’s assistance locating a suspect believed to be responsible for a shooting that took place near Johnson City Friday…
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CCSO Raising Money for Annual Shop with a Cop Event – Donate Here
It’s that time of year again, and we are raising money for our holiday Shop With a Cop event! Last year, we did a No Shave November fundraiser that was…
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Roan Mountain Man Found Guilty of Raping a Child
A jury in Carter County Criminal Court found a Roan Mountain man guilty of the rape and sexual battery of a minor Thursday evening. 39-year-old Joshua Adam Hill was convicted…
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One Woman Dead in Structure Fire, Sheriff’s Office Investigating
Deputies of the Carter County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a fatality that occurred during a structure fire Sunday night on Dayton Hayes Circle near Elizabethton. The West Carter County Volunteer…
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Suspects in Church Vandalism Charged
UPDATE: As of October 1, both suspects have been taken into custody. 18-year-old Casey Hayden was arrested by deputies, and 23-year-old Israel Harrah turned himself in at the Carter County…
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Two Fugitives Arrested in Hampton, One Convicted Murderer
Deputies of the Carter County Sheriff’s Office arrested two suspects wanted for crimes in Maine early Friday morning in Hampton. 51-year-old Neil Roy Canney and 49-year-old Selena Ann Canney were…
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Sheriff Lunceford’s Statement on the Thomas Hastings Investigation
Due to inaccuracies being reported concerning the investigation into the disappearance of Thomas Hastings in the Roan Mountain Community, and subsequent recovery, we would like to take this opportunity to…