Kinston Police: Suspect charged in morning assault

On Wednesday, October 30, 2019 around 9:04 a.m., Kinston Police Officers responded to the area of E. Bright St and S. McDaniels St. Kinston, NC to an assault in progress. Once on scene officers located Thomas Lewis, age 52 of Kinston, NC who had been assaulted with a baseball bat. Mr. Lewis was transported to UNC Lenoir for treatment and has since been released. 

Officers quickly identified a suspect in the assault who was located moments later on the 700 block of Tower Hill Rd Kinston, NC. The suspect was identified as Terry Raspberry, age 48 of Kinston, NC. Mr. Raspberry was arrested for Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Inflicting Injury and Possession of a Firearm by a Felon. Mr. Raspberry is being held in the Lenoir County Jail. 

The Kinston Police Department places the highest priority on investigating crimes of violence perpetrated in our city. We will investigate such cases with no compromise for crime, and continue to seek assistance from the community we proudly serve. If anyone has any further information about this incident, please call the Kinston Police Department’s Tips Line at 252-939-4020 or Lenoir County Crime Stoppers at 252-523-4444. Calls to Crime Stoppers are confidential and anonymous, and the caller may be eligible for a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest.