All tagged gun charges
On January 17, 2025, Kinston Police Department's A-Squad responded to a report of a subject pointing a gun at the McDonald’s restaurant located on W Vernon Avenue. The suspect was reportedly seen fleeing the scene in a vehicle. As officers made their way to the location, they observed the suspect vehicle traveling on Vernon Avenue near Queen Street and initiated a traffic stop.
On January 16, 2025, at approximately 9:44 PM, officers from B-Squad conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Stadium Drive and Charlotte Avenue. The driver, identified as Montez Nelson, 44, of Kinston, became uncooperative and refused to follow officer commands. After officers removed Nelson from the vehicle, a search uncovered a firearm, drug paraphernalia, and cocaine.
Officers initiated a traffic stop with Damani Raines for motor vehicle violations. During the traffic stop, officers observed a firearm in plain view.
A search warrant was executed at the Williams Loop Road residence of Christopher Dwayne Dixon in Kinston by the narcotics unit of the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office, the LCSO’s Community Crime Reduction Team and the Kinston Police Department’s VCAT unit. The search warrant was pursuant to a narcotics investigation.
