Statesville

A church leader in Iredell County is accused of stealing nearly $10,000 from a cemetery fund. The Iredell County Sheriff’s Department reported that discrepancies were found in the fund, with multiple checks written to Jamie Shore, who used $9,700 for personal expenses. Shore faces four counts of felony embezzlement.

Jamie Shore, 58, of Cleveland, is accused of embezzling $9,700 from a church's cemetery fund in Iredell County, leading to four felony charges and her arrest on July 27 with a $10,000 secured bond.

Crews in Iredell County used a drone to rescue a bull that fell into a kudzu-covered ravine. The bull had escaped from a trailer near Statesville and was nudged out of the vines by drone operators before being taken to a vet for injury assessment.

Javon Janard Freeman, a 31-year-old suspect, was held without bond in connection with a July 5 shooting on West Front Street in Statesville that left three people injured. The Statesville Police Department identified Freeman as the suspect in the incident.

A combat medic veteran rescued a man and child trapped in an SUV after a tree fell on the vehicle in Statesville near Interstate 77. The individual sustained minor injuries, and the North Carolina Department of Transportation used heavy equipment to remove the tree.

Heavy downpours caused by a stalled cold front along I-40 are moving west-to-east across the Charlotte region, leading to potential localized flooding. Rainfall is expected to linger through Friday with 1-2 inches forecasted, though some areas may see more. Temperatures remain below average, with a return to typical hot, humid conditions expected by Sunday.

Brian Travis Wingler, a Virginia man wanted on over 15 felony charges related to prescription narcotic theft from a nursing home, was arrested in Statesville. Iredell County Sheriff’s Office, collaborating with Wytheville Police Department, seized prescription medications during the arrest. Wingler faces extradition to Virginia with a $75,000 bond and additional charges are anticipated.

A Virginia man was arrested in Statesville in connection with the theft of prescription narcotics from a nursing home. He was wanted in Virginia on more than 15 felony charges related to medication theft.

A woman was arrested on felony drug charges after deputies found cocaine during a traffic stop on Interstate 40 near Statesville. The deputy suspected cocaine when the driver, Adrienne Blowe Shea, briefly pulled a substance from her pocket, and a subsequent search confirmed the presence of 1.61 grams of suspected cocaine.

Three people were shot during a large 4th of July weekend gathering in Iredell County, near West Front Street in Statesville. The incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. on July 5, with all three victims expected to survive. Authorities are investigating, and no arrests have been made as of Sunday.

Three people were hospitalized after a shooting occurred overnight in Statesville, North Carolina. Police responded to reports of gunfire in the 1300 block of West Front Street around 2:30 a.m. on July 5.

Two Statesville men, Juelz Christopher Daniels and Reginald Lionel Goodson, Jr., face federal charges for allegedly operating a multi-state dog breeding operation tied to illegal dog fighting. Law enforcement rescued 25 pit bull-type dogs and seized training equipment during searches, with allegations that the pair bred and sold dogs for fighting, advertising them on Facebook.

Two men from Statesville are accused of breeding and selling pit bulls for dog fighting. The suspects allegedly used treadmills, bite sticks, and metal chains to train the dogs.

Longtime residents of Charlotte's Forest Park Mobile Home Park are vacating the property after a deadline passed, with a developer planning to replace it with apartments and townhomes. Residents report difficulty finding affordable replacement housing, citing Charlotte's affordability crisis and relocating to areas like Statesville and Lincolnton.

Three individuals from Statesville, North Carolina, including a registered sex offender, were arrested in Montana after allegedly fleeing to Canada to avoid prosecution. They were extradited back to North Carolina and charged with offenses including failure to register as sex offenders, animal cruelty, and conspiracy.

Two Statesville men are facing multiple charges after deputies linked a recent burglary to several other break-ins across the area. Deputies responded to a home on Blackwelder Road in Statesville on June 8 following a homeowner's report of a break-in.