On July 17th, 2026, members of the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit arrested 38-year-old Tyshawn Laron Mann of Englehard, NC, for drug trafficking and other drug-related offenses. Mann was arrested in Beaufort County for the following crimes: Two counts of Trafficking in Cocaine Two counts of Trafficking in Methamphetamine Possession with Intent to Sell/Deliver Marijuana Possession of Drug Paraphernalia Mann was held in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $

On July 24th, 2026, 32-year-old Dashauntis Tyrell Chase of Belhaven, NC, turned himself in to the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office. Chase had active warrants for the following charges: Open count of murder Chase is being held in the Beaufort County Detention Center under no bond. Additional information regarding this case will be released at a later date. Sheriff Hammonds encourages anyone with information regarding suspected criminal activity to contact the Beaufort County Sheri

On July 16th, 2026, members of the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office and Washington Police Department arrested 21-year-old Larry Jakato Ebron Jr. of Washington, NC, for outstanding warrants. Ebron was wanted for missing court on June 1st, 2026. Additionally, Ebron had active warrants for the following charges: Felony First Degree Burglary Felony Break/Enter to Terrorize Two counts of Misdemeanor Assault by Pointing a Gun Ebron was spotted by law enforcement in the Washington a

On June 22, 2026, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of possible animal remains discovered while the Chocowinity Fire Department was extinguishing a brush fire at a residential property on U.S. Highway 17 South in Chocowinity. Deputies responded to the scene along with Beaufort County Animal Services. After speaking with individuals at the property and examining the remains, the bones were determined to be from an Alpaca that was previously deceased on the

On July 8th, 2026, Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Street Crimes Unit arrested 19-year-old Isaiah Lamon Ragaglia-Keys in the Washington Area for outstanding warrants. Keys had an outstanding warrant from the Washington Police Department for the following charges: First Degree Burglary Breaking/Entering to Terrorize/Injure (x2) Assault by Pointing a Gun Members of the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Street Crimes Unit observed Keys in the Washington area. Keys led deputies o

During the first week of July 2026, Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit members, assisted by the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office, arrested 29-year-old Raheem Lamar Mallory of Roanoke Rapids, NC. Mallory’s arrest stemmed from a joint investigation with the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office and resulted in charges to include: Two counts of Trafficking in Fentanyl One count of PWIMSD Methamphetamine Mallory was booked in the Beaufort County Detention Center under a $100,000

On July 11, 2026, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office responded to the town of Aurora in reference to a gunshot wound involving a minor child. Currently, the child is in stable condition at ECU Greenville. Deputies and Detectives located the scene of the shooting, the vehicles involved, the suspects involved, as well as locating and seizing the weapon involved in the incident. A search warrant was served at the minor child’s mother’s residence, resulting in an additional sto

On July 1st, 2026, members of the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Special Operations Division, Street Crimes Unit, arrested multiple individuals related to firearms offenses. Deputies arrested the following individuals: 20-year-old Qua'maine Tyshaun Wrighton of Plymouth, NC Possess Weapon of Mass Destruction Carrying a Concealed Gun Wrighton's Bond: $100,000 secured bond 21-year-old Kyler Alan Whitchurch of Manteo, NC Possess Weapon of Mass Destruction Possession of a Firear

On July 6, 2026, Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office along with members of the NC SBI Criminal Apprehension Team, located and apprehended 39-year-old Leslie Michael Kitchengs in the Long Acre Area. Kitchengs failed to report to the Beaufort County Detention Center as ordered by the court to serve an active sentence on June 1, 2026. The crimes for his active sentence included: Crime of Domestic Violence Breaking and Entering to Terrorize Larceny of a Firearm Possession of a Fir

Beaufort County Crime Stoppers is still offering up to $10,000 for information that leads to the solving of this case. Beaufort County Crime Stoppers and the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office, NC need your help to solve a Missing Person case. 46-year-old Jennifer Hollowell Watkins was reported missing to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office on June 29th 2025. Watkins was last seen in the early morning hours of June 27th on VOA Road in Washington. The Beaufort County Sheriff’s

On June 13th, 2025, Detectives with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an unknown subject going onto someone’s property in the Washington area and cutting their Camellia bushes without permission. The Sheriff’s Office received reports of several other similar incidents occurring across the county recently. A resident from the Chocowinity area reported that a subject told them they are using the bushes for wedding decorations. After a thorough investigat

UPDATE - June 5, 2026 The Washington Police Department has tentatively identified the human remains located on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in the 900 block of Carolina Avenue as those of 66-year-old Washington resident Patrick Michael Kincade. Evidence collected during the processing of the remains and the surrounding area led investigators to this preliminary identification. Mr. Kincade had not been reported missing. His next of kin has been notified. This remains an active and

On May 13, 2026, Deputies with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Sheriff’s Response Team (SRT) executed a search warrant in the Aurora/Richlands area and arrested 46-year-old Donald Ramon Moore and 68-year-old Terry Darnell Riggins Sr. on multiple drug charges. This arrest and search warrant stemmed from Investigators from the Drug Unit conducting several controlled purchases of illegal drugs from Moore. Donald Ramon Moore was arrested and held in the Beaufort County Deten

On May 11, 2026, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit, along with Detectives from the Washington Police Department, arrested 57-year-old Thaddeus Maurice Wallace and 72-year-old Clarence Earl Pierce of Washington, NC, on multiple drug charges. The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office and the Washington Police Department executed a search warrant at the residence of Wallace in Washington, NC. As a result of these enforcement actions, Investigators seiz

On April 2, 2026, at approximately 9:19 pm, Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Deputies, along with Bunyan Fire Department, Pinetown Fire Department, Old Ford Fire Department, Chocowinity Fire Department, Bath Fire Department, and North Carolina Forestry Service, responded to the 500 block of Homeplace Road in Washington, NC, regarding a structure fire. The structure was fully engulfed, with fire spreading into the surrounding area. Fire personnel advised that the building was

On April 29, 2026, at approximately 2:30 am, deputies with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Rest Area in Chocowinity regarding a report of an individual being stabbed. Upon arrival, deputies learned the altercation began as a verbal argument between a boyfriend and girlfriend. The argument escalated to a physical altercation. During the altercation, the female retrieved a knife, and the two fought over it, resulting in the female sustaining a laceration t

Pantego man arrested after stealing farm equipment.

A Chocowinity father is jailed without bond after deputies say he tried to kill his 4‑year‑old son, who is now safe with his mother.

On Monday, April 13, 2026, the Beaufort County Grand Jury returned a True Bill of Indictment against 24-year-old Brady O’Neil Daniels of Wallace, NC, charging him with the murder of Billy Joe Bell in 2023. Deputies with Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Pender County Sheriff’s Office, took Daniels into custody at his residence in Wallace NC. Daniels was transported to Beaufort County and confined in the Beaufort County Detention Center under no bon

On Tuesday, April 7, 2026, Deputies with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call in a wooded area near Pamlico Plantation in Washington NC. Upon arrival, Deputies located two decedents identified as 80-year-old Gary Dennis Halford and 78-year-old Danee Louise Halford of Washington NC. After a thorough investigation, the deaths have been deemed a murder-suicide. Sheriff Hammonds expresses his condolences to the family and friends involved in this tragic ev