BREAKING: Manhunt in Lenoir County
UPDATE: Tuesday, Feb 23 at 1:00am
Kenneth Earl Piper
Today the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office along with numerous other agencies were involved in a vehicle chase that went through numerous counties. The chase began in Johnston County after the suspect fled in a vehicle. The suspect fled from police through Johnston, Wayne, Greene and Lenoir Counties. The driver of the vehicle was wanted by the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office. The driver and a passenger in the vehicle ran out of fuel on Felix Harvey Parkway around 5:30 pm and fled on foot from the vehicle.
Lenoir County Deputies with the assistance of Kinston Police Department, Wilson County Sheriff’s Office, Greenville Police Department, NCSBI and Lenoir County Emergency Services searched wooded areas searching for the suspects.
One of the vehicle occupants was located near Felix Harvey Parkway during the search. The search that included numerous manpower, canines and drones was called off after 1:00 am on Tuesday morning.
The second suspect was not apprehended and we ask anyone who sees him to immediately call 911. The wooded area in question is near Felix Harvey Parkway, Crestview Subdivision and Hickory Hills Road.
The wanted suspect is Kenneth Earl Piper of Wilson. He is a white male, 29 years old, 6 feet tall, 160 pounds with brown dreadlocks and tattoos on his face above his eyebrows.
Piper has active felony warrants for possession with intent to sell, manufacture, deliver methamphetamine, possession of LSD and resisting arrest. Other charges are pending from the chase on this date.
ORIGINAL STORY: Published Monday, Feb 22 at 10:28pm
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A vehicle pursuit through multiple jurisdictions and multiple counties led to an ongoing manhunt in Lenoir County for at least one suspect. Chief Tim Dilday of the Kinston Police Department confirmed that officers from the KPD are assisting the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office in a manhunt in a wooded area off the Felix Harvey Parkway in Lenoir County.
Neuse News has reached out to the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office for further details, and will update this post as we receive more information.
