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3 days ago
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Harnett County receives smoke alarm grant
LILLINGTON — The Harnett County Fire Marshal's Office recently announced the receipt of Smoke Alarm Saturday and Smoke Alarm Canvasing grants from the North Carolina Office of the State Fire. In addition to the county office, the following local fire departments also received smoke alarms through these programs: • Angier & Black River Fire Department, Inc. • Benhaven Emergency Services • Erwin Fire & Rescue Inc. • Lillington Fire Department •Spout Springs Emergency Services These grants will support the 2025 Smoke Alarm Canvassing and Smoke Alarm Saturday Campaign, which runs from Sunday, June 1 through Saturday, June 7. The campaign focuses on identifying and equipping homes that lack working smoke alarms, particularly in sleeping areas. Smoke Alarm Saturday, a key part of this initiative, is a statewide event that brings together fire departments across North Carolina to raise awareness about the critical role of working smoke alarms in saving lives. Free Smoke Alarms and Installation Available Harnett County residents without working smoke alarms in sleeping areas are encouraged to request a free smoke alarm by filling out the request form. According to the National Fire Protection Association, between 2014 and 2018: • 41% of home fire deaths occurred in homes without smoke alarms. • 16% occurred in homes where smoke alarms were present but not operational. For more information, email rdaniels@ or call (910) 893-0743.
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3 days ago
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Couple charged with breaking into Walmart
A Harnett County couple were recently charged with breaking into a southwest Harnett County Walmart. Michael Brian Lewis, 30, and Casey Ann Fox, 23, were arrested May 27, according to a Facebook post by Harnett Sheriff Wayne Coats. Both were charged with breaking and entering, larceny and conspiracy, all felonies. Lewis' bond was set at $20,000, while Fox's bond was set at $8,000. According to their arrest warrants, they allegedly broke into the Walmart at 2800 NC 24-87, south of the Carolina Lakes Country Club, and stole $116 in food and other items. Lewis allegedly conspired with Fox in the crimes, according to eCourts. Lewis also has a pending felony drug possession charge stemming from Sept. 15, 2024, and Fox has pending misdemeanor charges for second-degree trespass and damage to property stemming from Oct. 10, 2022. Lewis listed an address at 93 Scooter Lane in southwest Harnett County, and Fox listed an address at 2025 Raven Rock Road, just south of Raven Rock State Park.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
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Harnett couple charged with prescription fraud
LILLINGTON — A Harnett County couple was charged for alleged prescription fraud from a Dunn hospice. In April, law enforcement received a report from the management of Liberty Home Health and Hospice concerning a possible case of prescription fraud involving hospice nurse Juana Nicole Hull, 42. The ensuing investigation revealed that on multiple occasions between January and April, Hull and her husband allegedly diverted controlled prescription medications from several pharmacies during her employment at Liberty Home Health and Hospice, a release states. On Wednesday, May 21, the Harnett County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant at 143 Decoy Spread Place, southwest of Lillington. Juana Hull and Robert Wayne Hull, 38, were arrested. Juana Nicole Hull faces multiple charges, including: • Four counts for obtaining possession of a controlled substance through misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, or subterfuge. • Four counts for embezzling or diverting a controlled substance as a registrant, practitioner or employee. • Four counts for trafficking opium or heroin. • Six counts for conspiring to traffic opium or heroin. Robert Hull faces different charges, including: • Six counts for obtaining possession of a controlled substance through misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception or subterfuge. • Six counts for trafficking opium or heroin. Juana Hull was issued a secured bond of $150,000, while Robert Hull received a secured bond of $100,000.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
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Harnett County man charged with drug possession
A southwest Harnett County man faces felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from a traffic stop on Tuesday, May 6. Carlos Alfredo Hernandez, 34, of 435 McKoy Town Road, was arrested and charged with felony drug possession and several misdemeanors, including driving with a revoked license, expired registration and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was also charged with expired inspection, a traffic infraction. Hernandez was held in the Harnett County Jail on a $25,000 bond. According to the arrest warrant, Hernandez allegedly had fentanyl and multiple syringes and glass pipes with white residue when stopped on Overhills Road. He pleaded guilty to driving with a revoked license in Harnett District Court stemming from Nov. 25, 2023. Charges of giving fictitious information to an officer and cancelled tag were dismissed. In 2015, Hernandez was charged with indecent liberties with a child, a felony, and assault on a female, a misdemeanor. He pleaded guilty to the latter and was sentenced to 18 months probation and 75 days in jail with credit for four days served. At that time, Hernandez listed an address on Willow Circle in Sanford.
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11-05-2025
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HCSO deputy gets 75 days for two crash deaths
A Harnett County Sheriff's deputy was sentenced to 75 days in jail after pleading guilty to two counts of misdemeanor death by vehicle in the March 3, 2023 death of a Minnesota couple. Kevin Joseph Letarte, 38, drove his HCSO-issued Dodge Durango into a Ram 1500 pickup driven by Brian Anthony Finch, 65, while on NC 210 between Anderson Creek and Spring Lake, court documents say. Finch and his wife, Patricia Lynn Finch, 64, died as a result of the crash in which they had a green light to cross NC 210 from Sandclay Drive to Ray Road, according to court records. Letarte, who was originally charged with two counts of felony involuntary manslaughter, had those dismissed as part of a plea agreement. However, he didn't get everything he asked for as Superior Court Judge C. Winston Gilchrist denied a request for 'prayer for judgment,' a term used in North Carolina in which sentencing would be postponed until after a probationary period. In such cases, the charges could be eventually dismissed. In addition to 75 days in the Harnett County Jail, Letarte was ordered to pay court costs of $365 and complete 18 months of unsupervised probation. On Thursday, he was not listed on the jail roster. According to a press release from Sheriff Wayne Coats on May 7, the day Letarte was sentenced, Letarte is still employed with HCSO, 'while complying with the restrictions imposed during sentencing.' The release states that Letarte would ride with another deputy when necessary and would maintain his assigned canine and continue training with such. The regular conditions of his sentencing include not possessing a firearm, ammunition or deadly weapon as defined in state law. Special conditions include continuing with mental health treatment. His only prior conviction was in Rhode Island in 2005 for use or possession of Class C fireworks, according to eCourts. Letarte was arrested May 18, 2023 and released on an unsecured $5,000 bond the next day. He was given no credit for jail time at sentencing, however. According to a bill of particulars filed by prosecuting attorney Suzanne L. Matthews on Oct. 14, 2024, Letarte violated HCSO's policy on vehicle pursuits, along with some state laws. The Sanford Herald previously reported that Letarte was traveling at speeds up to 95 mph prior to the crash. According to a court document, he was chasing Jimmy Lewis White Jr., who was traveling 15 mph more than the speed limit of 65 mph. WHITE FACES TRIAL White, 49, faces two felony counts of aggravated flee and elude stemming from the crash. He was arrested March 27, 2023 and posted a $15,000 bond on May 1, 2023 by paying $700 and promising to pay $700. He bonded out with the help of Jimmy and Larry White, according to eCourts. Jimmy White faces a jury trial on Oct. 6 and has a disposition hearing set for Aug. 18. White, who listed addresses at 1820 Nursery Road and 102 and 109 Grapefruit Lane in Lillington, also has had addresses in Sanford and Spring Lake over the years, according to eCourts. He has pending charges for possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia stemming from Jan. 18 in Harnett County. He was arrested that day and posted a $30,000 bond on Jan. 27 by paying $1,200 and promising to pay $3,000. He was guilty of misdemeanor assault inflicting serious injury in 2022. District Court Judge Craig James sentenced White to supervised probation for six months and ordered him to pay $500. He later violated the terms of his probation and was ordered to jail for 10 days in 2023. Charges of assault with a deadly weapon and injury to personal property, both misdemeanors, were dismissed without a reason given, stemming from Aug. 8, 2021. A felony charge of disclosing private images stemming from March 6, 2019 was also dismissed without a reason given, according to eCourts. However, White pleaded guilty to second-degree trespass stemming from 2014, and charges of breaking and entering and communicating threats were dismissed.
