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01-04-2025
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Drone intercepted at local prison; 3 arrested, contraband seized
A coordinated operation on Friday successfully intercepted a drone attempting to deliver contraband into Anson Correctional Facility. Repeat offender suspected after drone delivers contraband in South Carolina prisons The operation involved officers from the Polkton Police Department, deputies and detectives from the Anson County Sheriff's Office, and agents from the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction. During the operation, three people were arrested on-site, and items related to the contraband delivery were seized. >>Starting at 5 p.m., Channel 9′s Gina Esposito speaks with officials about the investigation. The Polkton Police Department released a photo of the contraband, which included meth, K2 paper, Suboxone strips, two packs of Newports and other items. Roland J. Snoke, David A. Johnson, and Trudy M. Gibbs were arrested and each charged with providing contraband to an inmate and received $ 100,000 secured bonds. More arrests are expected, including 10 inmates. The investigation is ongoing. VIDEO: Man freed after 20 years in prison, denies involvement in 1990 murder of Charlotte woman
Yahoo
24-03-2025
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Girl killed, man hurt after alleged murder-attempted suicide in Anson County: NCSBI
ANSON COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A young girl is dead and a man is in critical condition after an apparent murder-attempted suicide in Anson County, according to the NC State Bureau of Investigation. Around 3 a.m. on Monday, deputies with the Anson County Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 call from a woman who said her young daughter and vehicle were taken from her residence in Polkton, reportedly by the girl's father. CSL reporter confronted over viral outburst from UConn's Dan Hurley A 'be on the lookout' was also issued for the vehicle, a Jeep Liberty, officials said. Around 8 a.m., deputies saw the vehicle in Anson County and started to pursue it. A few minutes later the vehicle wrecked off Little Creek Road near Old Winfield Road in Wadesboro. NCSBI said a girl was inside the vehicle with a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. The man also had a gunshot wound and was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Investigators believe the child was shot by the man and that he also shot himself. The age of the girl has not been released, nor has the identity of the man. This is still an active investigation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-03-2025
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1 dead after chase ends with crash in Anson County, police say
One person has died after a chase ended with a crash Monday in Anson County, police said. Channel 9′s Gina Esposito was at the scene on Little Creek Road, between Randall and Plank roads. She was working to find out how many people were in the car that crashed. The Anson County Sheriff's Office said they initiated the chase early Monday morning in Wadesboro. Deputies told Channel 9 officers with the Polkton Police Department came in to assist. ALSO READ: Police work to match human remains found in Anson County to missing Pennsylvania woman The sheriff's office said the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation was also called in to help with the investigation. They were in the area Monday, collecting evidence and speaking with law enforcement officers involved. The Polkton police chief told Channel 9 they would release more information on the people that were inside the car as soon as possible. 'It's a situation none of us want to deal with, I can tell you that. We didn't want to be put in that position but we gotta do what we gotta do,' Polkton Police Chief Tim Hutchinson said. We'll bring you the latest developments starting tonight at 5 p.m. on Channel 9 Eyewitness News. Check for updates. WATCH BELOW: 60-year-old man found dead following home invasion in Anson County
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19-03-2025
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Police work to match human remains found in South Carolina to missing Pittsburgh-area woman
A woman from the Pittsburgh area went missing while traveling through North Carolina in 2021. Now police are trying to confirm a positive DNA match between her and human remains found in North Carolina in 2022. Amber Rae Johnston never got on to her bus from Winston-Salem to return home to Westmoreland County after a trip to Arizona three years ago. Her last known location was in Charlotte, but investigators say new evidence links Amber Rae Johnston to Anson County. Human remains were discovered in Anson in 2022 during the construction of a new middle school. Anson County Sheriff's Office's Captain over the Investigation Unit Brian Tice told our sister station WSOC that the remains likely belonged to Amber Rae Johnston. 'It's not a positive identification at this time — but they said it's a high likely possibility that the CODIS hit is a match from South Carolina for miss Johnston,' Tice said. Amber Rae Johnston's mother, Sharon Johnston said the years without her daughter have been hard with not knowing what happened. But now she said she has some answers. 'I cried like a though I knew,' Sharon Johnston said. 'It was hard. it was really hard because no one deserves to be out there alone.' Investigators are still not sure how Amber Rae Johnston ended up in Anson, Tice said. Her phone last pinged at a truck stop off of US 74 in Union County on Aug. 19, 2021. Her phone was deactivated the following day in Charlotte. Trail photos captured a woman walking in the woods off Anson Highschool Road in Wadesboro on Aug. 22, 2021, Tice said. The woman was not fully clothed, wasn't wearing shoes, and was using a makeshift walking stick. 'There was some clothing found with the remains that were consistent with what we see in the video,' Tice said. The photos were uploaded to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System in January 2024. That's when investigators said they first made the connection between the remains and Amber Rae Johnston. 'The minute they put that on NAMUS I got flooded with about 100 calls,' Sharon Johnston said. 'And it was about the middle of the night, and I looked, and I knew it was my daughter.' Sharon Johnston said she thinks Amber may have traveled through Anson to visit an ex-boyfriend who lived in the Myrtle Beach area. He died in 2023 before Anson County took over. He did tell the local police that he had not heard from Amber Rae Johnston since she left Arizona. Sharon Johnston hopes that with these developments, someone will come forward with more information. 'There's someone out there that knows what happened.. and she just didn't get there by herself,' Sharon Johnston said. 'I just have to accept whatever it is... and try to move forward.' Now, Amber Rae Johnston's family awaits a final DNA match, which involves matching DNA from her daughter and Sharon Johnston. If it's a complete match, Sharon Johnston said she wants to bring her daughter's remains back to Westmoreland County to give her a proper funeral. Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch WPXI NOW
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18-03-2025
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Police work to match human remains found in Anson County to missing Pennsylvania woman
A woman from Pennsylvania went missing while traveling through North Carolina in 2021. Now police are trying to confirm a positive DNA match between her and human remains found in Anson County in 2022. Amber Rae Johnston never got on to her bus from Winston-Salem to return home to Pennsylvania after a trip to Arizona three years ago. Her last known location was in Charlotte, but investigators say new evidence links Amber Rae Johnston to Anson County. Human remains were discovered in Anson in 2022 during the construction of a new middle school. Anson County Sheriff's Office's Captain over the Investigation Unit Brian Tice told Channel 9′s Gina Esposito that the remains likely belonged to Amber Rae Johnston. 'It's not a positive identification at this time — but they said it's a high likely possibility that the CODIS hit is a match from South Carolina for miss Johnston,' Tice said. READ: Daughter has questions after new details in mother's disappearance from Kings Mountain Amber Rae Johnston's mother, Sharon Johnston said the years without her daughter have been hard with not knowing what happened to Amber Rae Johnston. But now she said she has some answers. 'I cried like a though I knew,' Sharon Johnston said. 'It was hard. it was really hard because no one deserves to be out there alone.' Investigators are still not sure how Amber Rae Johnston ended up in Anson, Tice said. Her phone last pinged at a truck stop off of US 74 in Union County on Aug. 19, 2021. Her phone was deactivated the following day in Charlotte. Trail photos captured a woman walking in the woods off Anson Highschool Road in Wadesboro on Aug. 22, 2021, Tice said. The woman was not fully clothed, wasn't wearing shoes, and was using a makeshift walking stick. 'There was some clothing found with the remains that were consistent with what we see in the video,' Tice said. READ: Several agencies search woods for Kings Mountain woman missing since 2021 The photos were uploaded to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System in January 2024. That's when investigators said they first made the connection between the remains and Amber Rae Johnston. 'The minute they put that on NAMUS I got flooded with about 100 calls,' Sharon Johnston said. 'And it was about the middle of the night, and I looked, and I knew it was my daughter.' Sharon Johnston said she thinks Amber may have traveled through Anson to visit an ex-boyfriend who lived in the Myrtle Beach area. He died in 2023 before Anson County took over. He did tell the local police that he had not heard from Amber Rae Johnston since she left Arizona. Sharon Johnston hopes that with these developments, someone will come forward with more information. 'There's someone out there that knows what happened.. and she just didn't get there by herself,' Sharon Johnston said. 'I just have to accept whatever it is... and try to move forward.' Now, Amber Rae Johnston's family awaits a final DNA match, which involves matching DNA from her daughter and Sharon Johnston. If it's a complete match, Sharon Johnston said she wants to bring her daughter's remains back to Pennsylvania to give her a proper funeral. WATCH: Several agencies search woods for Kings Mountain woman missing since 2021
