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Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Yahoo
No arrests yet in fatal robbery at Value Mart
No arrests had been made Monday afternoon in the search for the person who killed an employee and injured a customer during a robbery at the Value Mart southeast of Sanford, according to the Harnett County Sheriff's Office. It happened Saturday at the store located in the 5200 block of N.C. 87 North at the intersection with Swann Station and Broadway roads at the Harnett-Lee county line. Harnett County deputies responded to a call at 11:16 a.m. Upon arrival they found Alfredo Escalona Mares, 50, a store employee, deceased inside the business, a Sheriff's Office release said. Investigators say that a black man whose face was covered came into the store across from the Dollar General store and Hardee's fast-food restaurant. The man was armed with a weapon and demanded money, the release said. During the incident, Mares was shot and a customer in the store was assaulted. The customer, who is not being identified, was taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries that were not life-threatening, the release said. Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff's Office using the Tip Line at 910-893-0300 or use the P3Tips app.
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Yahoo
Woman charged with assault, robbery
A 28-year-old southeast Harnett County woman was charged Tuesday, April 8 with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon stemming from a break-in on Gordon Lane Sunday. Deja Nicole White, who was held on a $100,000 bond, was arrested following an investigation where a home was broken into and a victim, Daniel Devane, was shot and robbed between 1 and 1:30 a.m., according to eCourts. According to an arrest warrant, White allegedly stole a Sony Playstation valued at $700. Devane was also allegedly threatened with a screwdriver. The Harnett County Sheriff's Office is looking for three black men who allegedly accompanied White in the crimes. White, who is listed with an address on Ranger Lane in the Shady Grove Mobile Home Park in the Anderson Creek area, is also charged with first-degree burglary, robbery with a dangerous weapon, possession of stolen goods and conspiracy, all felonies. She also faces a misdemeanor charge of first-degree trespassing stemming from Feb. 17 when she allegedly failed to leave the home of William Junior McMillan at 101 E. Washington St. in Lillington. White was charged with communicating threats stemming from Feb. 19, 2020, but the charge was dismissed because the prosecution witness, Latoya Lakesha Wright, failed to appear.
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Yahoo
Body found in Cape Fear River on Tuesday identified as missing Fuquay-Varina man
A body found in the Cape Fear River in downtown Fayetteville on Tuesday has been identified as a missing Fuquay-Varina man, the North Carolina Bureau of Investigation said in a news release Thursday. According to the release, Gregory Scott Webster, 51, was reported missing by the Harnett County Sheriff's Office on Feb. 11. The Harnett County Sheriff's Office said Webster was last seen at noon on Feb. 8 when he left his home on Old Mill Road. The day after he went missing, his vehicle was found abandoned on River Bend Road in Linden in Harnett County. River Bend Road is a dead-end road in close proximity to the Cape Fear River. The Sheriff's Office said in the past 35 days they conducted ground searches, K-9 searches and aerial drone searches in an effort to locate Webster. Scientists conducting water testing located his body in the river about 2:30 March 18 in downtown Fayetteville, east of the railroad crossing bridge and west of the Eastern Boulevard bridge. The SBI said recovery was delayed due to fallen trees and debris from past hurricanes. The Harnett County Sheriffs Office said the remains were identified by the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner using dental records. Related: Scientists find body in Cape Fear River on Tuesday; SBI investigating A spokesperson for the SBI said Wednesday the reason the SBI took lead over the Fayetteville Police Department is because it's believed the body entered the river in another county. Public safety reporter Joseph Pierre can be reached at jpierre@ This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: SBI identifies body found in Cape Fear River on Tuesday
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Yahoo
Home invasion suspects nabbed in Cameron
CAMERON — A man and two women accused of several crimes in Harnett County were recently arrested with the help of several law enforcement agencies. On Monday around 4:30 p.m., the Harnett County Sheriff's Office arrested Frederick Donte Berryman Jr., 26, with assistance of the Sanford Police Department and the North Carolina Department of Public Safety. Berryman was charged with first-degree burglary, robbery with a dangerous weapon and two counts of felony conspiracy. These charges stem from an investigation where HCSO responded to a home invasion on Ted Brown Road in Cameron on March 17. The investigation revealed that a black man, later identified as Berryman, forced entry into the victim's residence with a firearm, where two victims were robbed. Berryman allegedly broke into the home at 1:46 a.m. and used threats with a handgun to steal an iPhone and $6,000 worth of medicine from Malinda Ann Martin and Tony McNeill, according to a search warrant. Berryman, who has an address on Lora Ann Lane, southwest of Carolina Trace Country Club, was held on a $100,000 secured bond, according to eCourts. He has a court date set for April 8 at 9 a.m. Two women were arrested Tuesday and Wednesday in connection with the robbery, a release states. April Sierra Richardson, 37, and Kace Machel Cox, 37, were also charged with first degree burglary, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and two counts of felony conspiracy. Richardson, of the 1000 block of Bella Bridge Road in Broadway, was held on a secured $100,000 bond, and Cox, of the 200 block of Alfrada Drive in Cameron, was initially held without bond.
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Yahoo
Home invasion suspects nabbed in Cameron
CAMERON — A man and two women accused of several crimes in Harnett County were recently arrested with the help of several law enforcement agencies. On Monday around 4:30 p.m., the Harnett County Sheriff's Office arrested Frederick Donte Berryman Jr., 26, with assistance of the Sanford Police Department and the North Carolina Department of Public Safety. Berryman was charged with first-degree burglary, robbery with a dangerous weapon and two counts of felony conspiracy. These charges stem from an investigation where HCSO responded to a home invasion on Ted Brown Road in Cameron on March 17. The investigation revealed that a black man, later identified as Berryman, forced entry into the victim's residence with a firearm, where two victims were robbed. Berryman allegedly broke into the home at 1:46 a.m. and used threats with a handgun to steal an iPhone and $6,000 worth of medicine from Malinda Ann Martin and Tony McNeill, according to a search warrant. Berryman, who has an address on Lora Ann Lane, southwest of Carolina Trace Country Club, was held on a $100,000 secured bond, according to eCourts. He has a court date set for April 8 at 9 a.m. Two women were arrested Tuesday and Wednesday in connection with the robbery, a release states. April Sierra Richardson, 37, and Kace Machel Cox, 37, were also charged with first degree burglary, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and two counts of felony conspiracy. Richardson, of the 1000 block of Bella Bridge Road in Broadway, was held on a secured $100,000 bond, and Cox, of the 200 block of Alfrada Drive in Cameron, was initially held without bond.
