Press Releases
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Former Sheriff Arrested After Assaulting Deputy
Former Carter County Sheriff, George Papantoniou was arrested on Wednesday following an incident which occurred at the Carter County Justice Center. The incident began when Papantoniou came to the Justice…
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16 Indicted in Roan Mountain Drug Investigation
16 people were indicted in a methamphetamine conspiracy investigation conducted by the Carter County Sheriff’s Office and Elizabethton Police Department Joint Drug Task Force. Following a two year investigation (codenamed…
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Woman Arrested for Possession of 70 Grams of Meth
Deputies of the Carter County Sheriff’s Office arrested a woman after a traffic stop led to the discovery of 70 grams of methamphetamine Monday. 24-year-old Autumn Pamela Bradshaw is charged…
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Investigators Solve Multiple Burglaries in Biltmore Area, Suspects Arrested
Investigators for the Carter County Sheriff’s Office arrested two suspects Thursday afternoon in connection with four burglaries that took place in the Biltmore area. 37-year-old James Abe Wishon and 36-year-old…
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Missing 15 Year Old Boy in Milligan Community
Deputies with the Carter County Sheriff’s Office are searching for a 15-year-old boy who went missing from his home in the Milligan area Wednesday. Jacob Clark is described as a…
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Carter County Sheriff’s Office Awards Scholarships from Tennessee Sheriff’s Association
Sheriff Dexter Lunceford has awarded two college students with scholarships provided by the Tennessee Sheriff’s Association this week. Taylor Madison Williams and Julianna Carol Cole, both students at East Tennessee…
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Stoney Creek Man Arrested for Photographing Minor Nude
Deputies of the Carter County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man Tuesday after investigators were made aware of explicit videos of a minor in his possession. 57-year-old Rocky Alan Crowe is…
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Inmate Found Dead in Cell, Sheriff’s Office Investigating
Deputies of the Carter County Sheriff’s Office are investigating an inmate death after a man was found unresponsive in his cell at the Carter County Detention Center Wednesday morning. 65-year-old…
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House Fire Results in Arson Arrest
Deputies of the Carter County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Carter County man Friday for burning down a house on Basin Road. 42-year-old Shane Uriah Helbert is charged with aggravated arson…
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Three Arrested on Drug Charges in Butler Community
Deputies of the Carter County Sheriff’s Office arrested three suspects in the Butler community on drug and firearm charges Thursday. 24-year-old Joshua Michael Stout and 23-year-old Autumn Bradshaw were arrested…