A Lenoir County man pled guilty today to larceny and identity theft charges and will spend the next few years in prison before being extradited to Georgia.
All in Crime
Greenville man arrested after endangering children, fleeing with loaded rifle
A Greenville man was arrested early this morning by Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office deputies after putting his two minor children in danger by driving recklessly and by returning to the scene of a disturbance with a loaded rifle.
Update: Lonneil Cordarius Mason released from hospital, booked in Lenoir County Jail on attempted murder charges
This is an update for Lonneil Cordarius Mason, 34, who allegedly shot into three Amazon vans and then drove the wrong way on N.C. 11, causing a head-on collision that injured two women.
Beaufort County felon arrested in Lenoir County for firearm possession
A convicted Beaufort County felon was arrested Friday by the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office for being in possession of a firearm.
Two Greene County men arrested in Kinston; three guns and drugs seized
A quick response by the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office led to the arrest of two individuals and the seizure of three firearms on Thursday.
La Grange man held on $1 million bond for alleged drug distribution in fatal overdose
A La Grange man is in jail under a $1 million secured bond after allegedly providing drugs to a 28-year-old man who overdosed and died Thursday morning.
Two Lenoir County jail employees arrested for smuggling drugs to inmates
Two people have been arrested by the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office for illegally providing drugs to inmates at the Lenoir County Jail.
Kinston Police Arrest Three in Fraud Case Involving Stolen Checks
Kinston, NC – The Kinston Police Department (KPD) has been actively investigating a fraud case involving stolen checks from Blizzard Walls Inc. The suspects in this case forged and deposited the stolen checks, leading to multiple arrests.
Update: Kinston police arrest suspect in Airport Road shooting
UPDATE: On March 25, 2025, members of the Kinston Police Department’s Violent Crime Apprehension Team (VCAT) and A-Squad, with assistance from the Department of Adult Corrections, successfully took Jamarion Gray into custody.
Letter to the editor: Lenoir County Sheriff Jackie Rogers responds to previous letter to the editor
I’d like to take this opportunity to respond to a letter to the editor of Neuse News that was written by Jennifer Shrader and published Tuesday.
Letter to the editor: If it happens twice in the same week, it’s on the way to being a habit
The Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office has, according to its own reports in the last week, arrested two people and put them in jail here just as soon as they were released from their prison sentences elsewhere in the state. Both have drug charges.
Kinston Police Department arrests update
A recap of recent Kinston Police Department social media releases on area arrests.
LCSO release: 911 calls from Sunday's shooting incident involving Amazon trucks, head on collision
We are not planning to hold a press conference on this event today; the incidents remain under investigation by the LCSO and the State Highway Patrol.
LCSO release on shooting into Amazon vehicles, head-on collision on N.C. 11
A Charlotte man is in critical condition after shooting at three Amazon delivery trucks Sunday morning and then being involved in a vehicle accident while driving on the wrong side of the road.
Kinston woman charged for stealing from yard sale
A Kinston woman was charged by the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office with two misdemeanor crimes Tuesday for stealing items from a yard sale.