Tuesday’s Arrests
Category: Arrests
Community: MITCHELL MARTIN HAS BEEN ARRESTED
Update: Mitchell Joseph Martin has been arrested. Martin was located and arrested in Polk County early this morning. Martin was transported back and booked into the Rutherford County Detention Facility. Martin is facing charges of: (2) counts Assault by Strangulation, Assault With Deadly Weapon…Read More »
UPDATE: SHANNON DEAN MARTIN HAS BEEN ARRESTED….. TRUCK STILL MISSING
Update: On 1-16-2021 Officers received information that Shannon Dean Martin was at a residence on Johnson Street in Spindale. Martin had several outstanding warrants for his arrest and was the suspect in stealing a truck from Morrow Motors. Officers encountered Martin, who…Read More »
Rutherford Correctional Center offender dies after testing positive for COVID-19
Press release from the North Carolina Department of Public Safety: A Rutherford Correctional Center offender with pre-existing medical conditions, who tested positive for COVID-19, has died at a hospital. “We continue to work diligently to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 in our…Read More »
CAR CHASE LEADS TO ARRESTS
On January 10, 2021, Deputy Hunter Haynes with the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office was having supper with his family before starting his tour of duty at Big Dave’s Restaurant in Forest City when a patron of the restaurant rushed to Haynes’ table…Read More »
U.S. Capitol attack is another sign of the rise of domestic terrorism, a Duke expert says
By Lynn Bonner, NC POLICY WATCH WASHINGTON, DC : A pro-Trump mob breaks into the U.S. Capitol on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) After he leaves office, Trump will likely still have a platform for disinformation…Read More »
One arrested in Biggerstaff murder
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. — A Rutherford County investigation led to one man facing several charges after another man was found dead from a stab wound. According to a release from the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office, on January 1, 2021, at 9:23 PM,…Read More »
Special master to make NC prisons comply with court orders during pandemic
Decision to appoint special master driven by NC prison system’s ‘failure to make modifications,’ judge says. by Jordan Wilkie December 4, 2020 Carolina Public Press A Superior Court judge Friday appointed a “special master” to oversee parts of the North Carolina prison system’s response…Read More »
One Dies in RC Sheriff’s Deputy Shooting
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. — One person was killed Tuesday afternoon in a shooting involving a Rutherford County (RC) deputy. Deputies were attempting to serve a warrant at a house just south of the Rutherfordton city limits. According to reports the person started…Read More »
UPDATE: Body of Daryl Price possibly located
12-1-2020 INVESTIGATION UPDATE: Body of Daryl Price possibly located At approximately 5:51 p.m., detectives located a body in the Bill’s Creek area of Rutherford County whom they believe to be Daryl Price. The body will be sent to Wake Forest for an…Read More »