On July 24, 2015, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a Larceny at residence on Camp Leech Road in Washington. The victim reported the suspect took a book of checks. The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation, conducted interviews, and collected evidence.
As a result, Investigator Jeremy Landeck applied for and obtained warrants charging Clarence Herbert Wainwright III, age 33, of 107 Ricks Street in Washington, NC with fourteen(14) counts of Obtaining Property by False Pretense, fourteen(14) counts of Identity Theft, fourteen(14) counts of Forgery of a Instrument, fourteen(14) counts of Uttering a Forged Endorsement, one(1) count of Possession of a Counterfeit Instrument, one(1) count of Larceny of a Chose in Action, and one(1) count of misdemeanor Larceny. Investigator Jeremy Landeck applied for and obtained warrants charging Tina Lorraine Cahoon Jones, age 53, of Seed Tick Neck Road, in Belhaven. with one(1) count of Identity Theft, one(1) count of Forgery of an Instrument, one(1) count of Uttering a Forged Endorsement, and one(1) count of Obtaining Property by False Pretense.
On September 24, 2015, Wainwright was arrested by the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office and held in the Beaufort County Detention Center on a $75,000.00 secured bond set by Magistrate Eric Holmes.
On November 9, 2015, Jones was arrested by the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office and held in the Beaufort County Detention Center on a $2,500.00 secured bond set by Magistrate David Curtis.
