Top Story Spotlight Man charged in Statesville home invasion, sexual assault; accused of attacking sleeping woman Sarah C. Johnson Feb 19, 2026 Feb 19, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Jefferson man is charged with breaking into a Statesville woman’s home and assaulting her late one night. Aldaibani kAmp9>65 }28: |@92>65 p=52:32?:[ af[ :D 492C865 H:E9 3C62<:?8 2?5 6?E6C:?8 E@ E6CC@C:K6 @C :?;FC6[ 2DD2F=E 3J DEC2?8F=2E:@?[ D6IF2= 32EE6CJ[ 2DD2F=E @? 2 76>2=6[ 72=D6 :>AC:D@?>6?E 2?5 C6D:DE:?8 2 AF3=:4 @77:46C[ E96 $E2E6DG:==6 !@=:46 s6A2CE>6?E D2:5 :? 2 ?6HD C6=62D6]k^AmkAm$E2E6DG:==6 A@=:46 @77:46CD H6C6 D6?E E@ 2 C6A@CE65 24E:G6 3C62<\:? 2E 2 9@>6 @? }] ~2<=2?5 pG6?F6 2C@F?5 `_i`d A]>] @? $2EFC52J[ u63] `c] %96 9@>6@H?6C E@=5 E96 @77:46CD 2? 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Sheriff: Eden dump truck driver dies in Central Prison hospital. He was charged in crash that killed 4 Vernon arrived by wheelchair at the county's district court for a Jan. 7 pretrial hearing.
3 teens, including 1 carrying an AK-47 pistol, charged with burglary, peeping in High Point Two 16-year-olds were charged as adults, while a 15-year-old was charged as a juvenile, police said.
Why did judge dismiss manslaughter case against former Greensboro officer in January? On the day of the shooting, Hall pointed to evidence that Lopez had again fled from officers at a speed of 90 mph or more from a fast food restaurant.
In head-on crash that killed deputy, Winston-Salem man charged with second-degree murder Bryan Castillo, 19, of Hawkcrest Lane is accused of killing Deputy Kaleb Mitchell, 24, when Castillo’s pickup struck Mitchell’s vehicle head-o…
